Generation units at Matla, Majuba, Grootvlei and Kendal power stations, as well as the non-commercial Kusile unit, have returned to service this morning. A further unit each at Matimba and Arnot power stations are expected to return to service today.

The emergency reserves have been adequately replenished and are available to support the system next week.

Although we have brought back these generators, the onset of winter has seen increased demand and this will lead to a constrained system throughout the winter. We therefore urge all South Africans to continue using electricity sparingly.

We currently have 3 872MW on planned maintenance, while another 13 326MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.

Eskom would again like to thank the people of South Africa for their patience and support during this period of load-shedding. We remind the public that load-shedding is implemented only as a last resort to protect the national grid.

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