Eskom says the electricity demand in South African has dropped by more than 7,500MW since the start of the national lockdown.
The utility said, therefore, it does not expect to implement loadshedding during this time as a further reduction in demand is anticipated for lockdown.
"In order to protect the integrity of the system, Eskom has started taking some generation units off the grid. These units are available to return to service at short notice should the need arise."
Eskom on Sunday said it had to postpone the philosophy maintenance for the duration of the lockdown to keep the number of workers on-site at a minimum.
"We have instead shifted the focus to carrying out short-term maintenance and other repairs in order to optimise the generation units to meet the rising demand after the lockdown," Eskom said.
Eskom said all their suppliers, particularly the coal mines, logistics suppliers and those supplying the parts and maintenance services at our power stations, are able to operate during the lockdown."
- African News Agency (ANA)
