Eskom Generation Capacity Recovery and Load Reduction Plan
Sector: Power Transmission • Location: South Africa
Source: ESI-Africa.com
Eskom has made significant progress in addressing electricity supply constraints in South Africa, recovering over 7.8GW of generation capacity through long-term outage completions and new builds, and increasing IPP capacity by 385MW. The utility plans to end load reduction by March 2027, aiming to maintain an Energy Availability Factor (EAF) target of 70% and provide an additional 4GW power cushio
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
- Location
- South Africa
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- ESI-Africa.com
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Description | Eskom has made significant progress in addressing electricity supply constraints in South Africa, recovering over 7.8GW of generation capacity through long-term outage completions and new builds, and increasing IPP capacity by 385MW. The utility plans to end load reduction by March 2027, aiming to maintain an Energy Availability Factor (EAF) target of 70% and provide an additional 4GW power cushion for the summer period to avoid loadshedding. |
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Country | South Africa |
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Sector | Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Government |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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