Overview
- Year-to-date Energy Availability Factor stands at 64.55%, with Eskom’s fleet hitting or exceeding 70% on 55 days.
- Average unplanned outages fell to 7,705MW for 2–8 January from 13,876MW a year earlier, with UCLF down to 16.02% and PCLF at 9.32%.
- No diesel was burned for a third consecutive week and diesel spending is R2.959 billion lower than the same time last year, remaining below budget.
- Eskom reports 7,305MW in cold reserve from low holiday demand and says it is ready for rising consumption, with an executive citing an additional 4,400MW and about 70% EAF heading into 2026.
- South Africa has recorded 238 consecutive days without load shedding, while adverse weather, fires and illegal connections in parts of the Eastern Cape are causing local faults and targeted load reductions.