Energy expert at Forest Energy Solutions Matthew Cruise says Eskom has avoided load-shedding on several occasions in January 2025 by burning large amounts of diesel.
Speaking to Cape Talk, Cruise warned that South Africa’s power supply isn’t as stable as the public has been led to believe, with Eskom avoiding load-shedding as high as Stage 3 in early 2025.
“We’ve been 300 days without load-shedding. Yes, that is the case, but they’ve been doing everything in their power and spending as much diesel as they can to keep that narrative alive,” he said.
“I see Eskom fired 2,600MW of diesel on the ninth of January, basically keeping us out of Stage 3 load-shedding.”
“They didn’t do the same last year in January when we were dipping in and out of Stages 1, 2, and 3. So, it seems like they’re following a different philosophy when using diesel turbines,” he added.
MyBroadband asked Eskom about Cruise’s statements but it did not provide feedback by publication.
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