Load shedding crisis as Eskom breakdowns hit record levels.

On Saturday it had already become apparent just how much trouble Eskom’s generating unit was in. At that evening’s peak – during the Easter long weekend when electricity demand was more than 5 000 megawatts (MW) lower than it would’ve been on a weekday – the utility could only provide 27 633MW of capacity. And this included the use of 11 open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs). Renewables contributed just less than 1 500MW. <a href="https://kaya959.co.za">Kaya 959</a>