It said it has 5 897MW on planned maintenance, while another 16 739MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
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Diesel shortage
Eskom said it said it is still experiencing constraints from its diesel suppliers, which is affecting the availability of bulk diesel at the Ankerlig and Gourikwa Open Cycle Gas Turbines.The two turbines have a combined capacity of 2 000MW.
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#PowerAlert1
Stage 3 loadshedding will continue to be implemented between 00:00 and 16:00 until Thursday, while Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented daily during the evening peaks from 16:00 until 00:00 pic.twitter.com/HyfpJXkgV9— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) September 25, 2022
Camden and Kriel power stations
The power utility also said that since Friday a generation unit each at Camden and Kriel power stations were taken offline for repairs. Another generating unit each at Kriel and Kusile power stations were returned to service.
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