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Generic image. Photo: Matthew Henry, Unsplash NATIONAL NEWS - In 2020, load shedding occurred for 859 hours of the year, apparently the most yet, a report by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has revealed. The report, titled Statistics of utility-scale power generation in South Africa in 2020, also said that electricity demand reduced noticeably in 2020 due to the Covid-19 lockdown and resulting reduced economic activity. The country experienced Stage 2 load shedding for most of these hours, with smaller contributions from other load shedding st...

Under Level 1 of lockdown, no load shedding was implemented. Electricity demand over the past 10 years has fallen by 7.8% (mostly seen in 2020) but even without the effects of 2020, system demand has been on a downward trend, reads the report. The CSIR report painted a grim picture of the Eskom generating system, with its fleet EAF (Energy Availability Factor) on a declining trend. This drove load shedding in 2020. The power utility’s fleet annual average EAF was 65%, compared to 66.9% in 2019 and 71.9% in 2018. Load shedding in 2021 The power utility has implemented load shedding at least ...