LETTER: Lockdown gives Eskom and municipalities time for maintenance
Post-pandemic electricity and other demand patterns will likely be very different
14 April 2020 - 18:57
With SA’s demand for electricity having dropped by approximately one third since the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown, Eskom is using this time as an opportunity to complete much needed short-term maintenance on several of its power stations.
While the utility may not be able to work on the larger, more complicated maintenance projects during the lockdown, as work on those would take months if not years to complete, Eskom’s quick and positive response to the drop in demand has inspired action across other projects. ..
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