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a few weeks for repairs
Reporting this situation, I-Net Bridge quotes Eskom as saying: “For this week, and the weeks that follow, it will be a challenge to balance supply and demand due to a number of factors. We have entered our maintenance season,” it adds.
“Unit 2 of our Koeberg nuclear plant will be out of service for a few weeks for repairs to the generator,” the parastatal said in a statement. The current hot weather conditions have also had an impact on supply, impairing the efficiency of some of Eskom’s dry-cooled power stations, and have caused increased demand as customers have increased their use of air-conditioning.
Eskom has urged all consumers to use electricity sparingly to reduce demand.