Eskom reports stable power system and improved performance

Eskom has announced that South Africa’s national power system is stable and able to meet festive season electricity demand due to improved generation performance.

• Generation Recovery Plan and intensified planned maintenance have raised the Energy Availability Factor (EAF) to 66.12% (up from 57.69% a year ago), with year-to-date EAF at 63.85% and the fleet meeting or exceeding 70% EAF on 39 occasions, contributing to more than 217 days without load shedding and only 26 hours of load shedding earlier this financial year.
• To maintain a stable electricity supply, Eskom will bring 4 670MW of generation capacity online ahead of the evening peak and, according to its Summer Outlook (1 Sep 2025–31 Mar 2026, published 5 Sep 2025), it projects no load shedding due to sustained plant performance improvements.