JOHANNESBURG - South Africans will continue to enjoy uninterrupted power supply this winter.
This is because the power utility enters the 2026 winter season with a resilient power system, ensuring continued energy stability through the course of the season.
The power utility revealed this on Wednesday as it gave the winter outlook for the power grid.
Eskom added that it has also managed to secure capacity through a 5.2GW reduction in unplanned losses, supplemented by 1.1G from the demand-side management programme.
“Eskom has a surplus peak capacity of about 6GW over the winter period,” the utility said.
It said the facility continues to monitor the new capacity build rate alongside socio-economic conditions, which play an active role in demanding the transition of the power-fired power station.