By Akani Nkuna
Eskom’s electricity demand declined by an average 3% during the previous year as more businesses and households turned to private power generation, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
The growing adoption of independent energy sources, including solar and embedded generation, reduced reliance on the grid, easing pressure on Eskom and contributing to improved energy security in South Africa.
“The demand for Eskom’s electricity decreased by an average of 3% this year due to increased private sector generation capacity uptake,” the CSIR said on Monday.
“Consequently, a combination of lower electricity demand and a gradual increase in Eskom’s EAF helped to reduce the utilisation of diesel generators to an average of 6% in year 2024, compared to 12% in year 2023, and eliminated load-shedding from April 2024 onwards.”
The CSIR released its annual power generation report in Pretoria on Monday, examining load-shedding trends and Eskom’s
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