Top performing power stations like Kusile and Duvha and other ‘peaking stations’ are continuing to maintain an Energy Availability Factor (EAF) of above 70%, keeping loadshedding at bay, says Eskom. Another three power stations sustained an EAF above 60%. Eskom said the performance of these stations has contributed to the longest stretch of uninterrupted power supply in five years. Sustained EAF improvement• The year-to-date (1 April 2024 to 17 October 2024) EAF is at 63%, a significant improvement of ~7.5% compared to the same period last year (55.5%). • This improvement is primarily due to a drop in unplanned outages (UCLF and OCLF) of the generation units.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 21, 2024 10:33 UTC