Loadshedding was suspended on Friday morning.
Eskom said in the last 24 hours, a total of 3,320 Megawatts (MW) of generation capacity was restored.
Daphne Mokoena, Eskom Spokesperson, said emergency reserves are now adequate, after unplanned outages increased to 13,519MW compared to 11 362MW last week.
The available generation capacity now stands at 28 386MW (excluding the 720MW from Kusile Unit 6), while Friday evening’s peak demand was expected to be around 27,073MW.
Mokoena said fluctuations in unplanned outages are partly driven by outage slips, which occur when a unit initially scheduled for planned maintenance is reclassified as unplanned due to exceeding the scheduled maintenance timeframe.
About 7,164 Megawatts (MW) of generation capacity, an equivalent of 15,32%, was under planned maintenance, in the year ending 24 April 2025.
Unplanned Capacity Loss Factor (UCLF), improved by 2% from 29.89%, during the same period last year, to a current 27.82%.
The OCGT load factor increased to a current 15.28%, up from last year’s 9.78%.
Eskom is also expected to return about 4,058MW from service before Tuesday evening, 29 April 2025.
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