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Eskom adapts to winter demand spikes with strategic generation recovery plan
The Star
|June 30, 2025
ESKOM announced on Friday that its power system has demonstrated stability, effectively managing increased electricity demand as South Africa experiences a cold snap.
The utility reported that while occasional system constraints arise, strategic deployment of sufficient emergency reserves helps meet peak demands during critical morning and evening hours.
Eskom's Generation Recovery Plan is underway, aiming to restore a total of 2 450MW of generation capacity before the evening peak today, in a proactive move to enhance grid reliability.
From the week of 20 to 26 June, Eskom said planned maintenance efforts have averaged 3 789MW, marking a decline in planned outages.
Concurrently, the Energy Availability Factor (EAF) fluctuated between 60% and 64%, ultimately resulting in a month-to-date average of 60.61%.
This story is from the June 30, 2025 edition of The Star.
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