Eskom says it avoided implementing rolling blackouts on Tuesday evening

Eskom says it avoided implementing more rolling blackouts on Tuesday evening after recovering sufficient generating capacity.

During a media briefing on Tuesday, Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said the utility had about 4 000 megawatts less in unplanned outages than on Monday.

The utility was forced to implement Stage 2 rolling blackouts for eight hours on Monday evening, after losing around 2 000 megawatts of capacity due to trips and breakdowns during the day.

De Ruyter says that the situation is now looking up.

Eskom briefing on the national power grid:

Eskom Group Chief Executive, André de Ruyter and his management team provide an update on the current system challenges https://t.co/9z1Alc3IMK

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) February 8, 2022