Eskom hits 65% Energy Availability Factor
Why loadshedding is ending.
We'll only discover post-election whether it's a publicity stunt, but Eskom has indeed achieved a 65% EAF. Maintenance is paying off and consequently it has been 1 month since South Africa has been rolling blackout free.
https://twitter.com/mteton/status/1785565145730568666?
However Eskom’s job is not yet done, because the unplanned capability loss factor (UCLF) is still 10 GW, while it ideally should be 5 GW.
South Africa has approximately 50 GW of installed capacity, implying Eskom now has roughly 32.5 GW of available installed capacity, alongside the battery and rooftop solar expansion we should theoretically be hovering on the margins of load-shedding.
If these figures can be maintained, it could mean the end of load shedding and that we will have sufficient dispatchable energy available to allow for economic growth. Time will tell if this sustainability holds, but it's noteworthy that the Minister of Electricity, Eskom's Chair, and its current CEO all hold engineering degrees.
Perhaps appointing qualified individuals indeed aids in effective governance?
Elections or not, this does prove that the problem is solvable.
South Africa has approximately 50 GW of installed capacity, implying Eskom now has roughly 32.5 GW of available installed capacity, alongside the battery and rooftop solar expansion we should theoretically be hovering on the margins of load-shedding. If these figures can be maintained, it could mean the end of load shedding and that we will have sufficient dispatchable energy available to allow for economic growth. Perhaps appointing qualified individuals indeed aids in effective governance?
This is an Eskom scam IMO. We have no way to verify their claims.
IMO it is a stunt to claim that RE Solar and Wind are reliable when we know that it is not.