High danger of load-shedding in South Africa
Eskom’s unplanned power station unit breakdowns have reached a concerning level, suggesting that the power utility is barely dodging load-shedding.
Eskom’s latest weekly system status outlook shows that its weekly average EAF reached 60.47% during Week 24 of 2025 (9 to 15 June 2025), an improvement from the 60.03% in the previous week.
It is also substantially better than the 57.19% reported in the first week of May, when Eskom briefed the public on its 2025 winter load-shedding forecast.
