# Eskom reached 525 consecutive days without load-shedding since 16 May last year as generation recovery hits a six-year high. The utility says its year-to-date energy availability factor rose to 68.1-percent, up from 62.48-percent last year, adding 6.424-megawatt of capacity compared to three years ago. Unplanned outages fell by over seven-thousand megawatt in three years, and diesel spend dropped by 4.81-billion-rand. The utility says Eskom now has four-thousand-961 megawatt surplus above demand, shifting from crisis management to stability.
Eskom marks 525 days without load-shedding