Eskom reported on Friday that the power grid remains stable despite increased evening demand driven by a drop in temperatures last week. The power utility has kept unplanned outages below threshold, spending R469.24 million on diesel since 1 April 2026.
Diesel expenditure is at R469.24 million, significantly lower than the R2.436 billion incurred in the same period last year, reflecting an 80.74 reduction year-on-year, Eskom said in a statement on 8 May.
They attribute this drastic reduction in diesel spend to operational improvements, as they had spent R1.3 billion in the first week of winter last year alone.
