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Power System Remains Stable As Eskom Continues To Record Significant Gains From The Generation Recovery Plan

ESKOMRef: https://www.eskom.co.za/power-system-remains-stable-as-eskom-continues-to-record-significant-gains-from-the-generation-recovery-plan/

Official source

Source domain: eskom.co.za

Collected on 13 July 2026

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What this means

This is a media statement by Eskom (dated 23 January 2026) saying South Africa’s power system remains stable due to improved plant availability and reduced unplanned outages under Eskom’s Generation Recovery Plan. It reports increases in Energy Availability Factor (EAF) to 64.79% year-to-date, reductions in unplanned outages and capacity loss factors, and lower diesel use and spending. The statement also outlines Eskom’s plan to eliminate load reduction by 2027, including smart meter rollout targets and progress on feeders removed from load reduction, and calls on the public to report illegal connections via Eskom’s Crime Line or WhatsApp.

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Report illegal electricity connections

The public can report illegal electricity connections to Eskom via the Crime Line or WhatsApp. This helps prevent theft and ensures fair access to electricity.

Who it is for: members of the public
How to act on it: Call Eskom's Crime Line or send a message via WhatsApp to report illegal connections

The document's recorded date is 22 January 2026. Confirm on the official source.

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calls on the public to report illegal connections via Eskom’s Crime Line or WhatsApp.

Facts

Places

Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape

Reference

https://www.eskom.co.za/power-system-remains-stable-as-eskom-continues-to-record-significant-gains-from-the-generation-recovery-plan/

Amounts

R 3 630 000 000

Key Takeaways

Date of statement: Friday, 23 January 2026
EAF increased to 64.79% year-to-date
Koeberg 132kV line fault cleared Tuesday; Koeberg Units 1 and 2 ramped to full capacity
Koeberg maximum official capacity: 941MW (Unit 1) and 950MW (Unit 2)
Unplanned outages (16–22 Jan 2026) decreased to 8 067MW from 13 390MW (improvement 5 323MW)
Unplanned Capacity Loss Factor (UCLF) reduced to 16.63% (vs 27.89% last year for same period)
Planned Capacity Loss Factor (PCLF) averaged 12.64% (vs 13.16% previous financial year)
No diesel used for a fifth consecutive week; zero diesel expenditure over past four weeks
Diesel spending R3.63 billion lower than same time last year
2 320MW of generation capacity to be brought online ahead of evening peak on Monday, 26 January 2026
Evening peak forecast: 22 601MW; available capacity: 27 532MW (reserve margin)
Summer Outlook published 5 September 2025 for 1 September 2025 to 31 March 2026: projects no loadshedding
Load reduction elimination programme target: eliminate by 2027; targets 971 feeders and ~1.69 million customers (out of 7.2 million)
Smart meter target on load reduction feeders: 577 347 by March 2026; full rollout completion planned for 2027
Smart meters installed to date: 267 017; 88 674 deployed on load reduction feeders (~33.2%)
Feeders removed from load reduction to date: 84
Customers benefiting from feeder removals: 107 927
Free Basic Electricity (FBE) registrations: 579 360; baseline 485 000; eligible customers 2.1 million
Eskom Crime Line: 0800 112 722; WhatsApp: 081 333 3323
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station
Gauteng
Mpumalanga
Limpopo
KwaZulu-Natal
Eastern Cape
Western Cape
Free State
Northern Cape
North West

Dates

Closing Date

22 January 2026