Eskom said on Friday, the investment in the Generation Recovery Plan has delivered consistent results.
Eskom’s Energy Availability Factor (EAF) was at an average of 59.4% over the past week and 62.8% year-to-date, with top-performing stations Majuba, Medupi, and peaking stations at an average EAF of 70% and above.
Four other power stations recorded EAFs above 60%.
With an available generation capacity of 27 929 Megawatts (MW) and a peak demand forecast of 25 830MW for Friday, Eskom remains on track to meet electricity demand.
By Monday evening, an additional 2 600MW is expected to return online.
With the December summer break approaching and many industries shutting down for this period, along with continuous progress in minimising unplanned outages, Eskom said it has started to gradually increase its planned maintenance activities to improve the reliability of its generation fleet.
The recovery plan has resulted in year-on-year diesel savings of R16.99 billion, approximately 70.0% less than the R24.27 billion spent during the same period last year.