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Eskoms Generation Recovery Drives Strong Winter Performance Adding 4 000mw Leading To A Projected Loadshedding Free Summer

Eskom Holdings SOC LimitedRef: https://www.eskom.co.za/eskoms-generation-recovery-drives-strong-winter-performance-adding-4-000mw-leading-to-a-projected-loadshedding-free-summer/

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Source domain: eskom.co.za

Collected on 28 June 2026

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What this means

The document is a Eskom media statement announcing that its Generation Recovery Plan has led to a strong winter performance, adding 4,000 MW and projecting a loadshedding-free summer. It cites reduced loadshedding in winter 2025 (26 hours across four evenings, 97% supply) and a summer outlook of no loadshedding from 1 September 2025 to 31 March 2026, noting improvements over the previous summers. It attributes the positive outlook to intensified maintenance and generation recovery efforts and provides historical comparisons to prior summers.

Facts

Reference

https://www.eskom.co.za/eskoms-generation-recovery-drives-strong-winter-performance-adding-4-000mw-leading-to-a-projected-loadshedding-free-summer/

Key Takeaways

  • organization: Eskom
  • topic: Generation Recovery Plan
  • quantity: 4 000MW
  • dates: winter 2025 concluded 31 August 2025; summer outlook 1 September 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • outcome: loadshedding-free summer
  • historical comparisons: 2023/24 summer 176 days of loadshedding; 2024/25 summer 13 days; winter 2025 loadshedding 26 hours
  • policy/actions: intensified maintenance and generation recovery
  • location: South Africa

Dates

Closing Date

31 August 2025