Eskom: We are currently using diesel turbines to keep the lights on

In the statement, Eskom warns that electricity demand is high, and they will need to use diesel generators to meet demands for electricity.

Early Tuesday morning, 13 337 MW of power generation was lost due to maintenance and other problems.

Five units with the total generating capacity of 2,000 MW are expected to start generating power again today.

“We do everything imaginable to avoid load shedding, but we also realize it can’t happen at any cost,” Eskom says.