Eskom said that Tuesday’s (24 February) load shedding probability was medium to high.<\/p>\n
“Today’s load shedding prognosis is medium to high. Any changes on the constrained power system could lead to load shedding at short notice,” it said in a brief statement.<\/p>\n
The state power utility said in a system update last week that capacity available to meet Tuesday evening\u2019s peak demand is 29,388 MW (including open cycle gas turbines) while demand is forecast at 31,181 MW.<\/p>\n
Last week, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said that Medupi\u2019s unit six turbine is now running at optimum speed.<\/p>\n
This paves the way for the synchronisation of unit six, which she expected to happen \u201cwithin weeks\u201d, the minister said.<\/p>\n
Browne said government was fast-tracking regulations to enable Eskom to boost its supply by signing contracts with private-sector power producers.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy April 2015 this will add 1000 megawatts (to the grid),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n