Loadshedding is a last resort to protect the grid from a blackout when the supply cannot meet the demand. The end of sustained loadshedding requires adequate available generation capacity. Eskom has already seen the benefits of the Generation Recovery Plan with having no loadshedding since 26 March 2024 and Eskom will continue to drive this plan to further improve the availability of its generation fleet to an Energy Availability Factor of 70%. Together with an increase in national capacity through Independent Power Producers and Eskom’s Repowering and Repurposing Programme, and through the Energy Action Plan, driven by the National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM), regular loadshedding will be a thing of the past.