There doesn’t seem to be an end to the current electricity slumps that Eskom and the rest of the country currently finds itself in.

After having nine consecutive days of loadshedding, the prognosis for Tuesday isn’t looking any better.

Eskom released a statement early this morning saying that loadshedding was planned for the first part of the day, which almost certainly alludes to the fact that South Africans will once again be in for a cold and dark night.

“Eskom would like to inform the public that there will be no load shedding for the first part of today, 21 April 2015, as there is currently enough electricity generating capacity to meet demand,” it said.

But adding to that, it did warn of loadshedding later on tonight if the system’s power capacity didn’t improve.

“The power system is stable at present and should there be a need to load shed in the evening, Eskom will advise the public accordingly. We would like to thank all electricity users for responding to our message to save.”

Even according to Eskom’s own trend forecast, the demand for today and tomorrow will be more than what can be supplied.

There is, however, a small light at the end of the tunnel. Eskom announced that its Sere Wind Farm (near Vredendal in the Western Cape) reached its maximum output capacity. This means that it could pave the way for the utility to produce alternate sources of power which will lessen its dependance on coal-powered stations.

“The Sere Wind Farm near Vredendal in the Western Cape has achieved its full commercial operational capacity of a 100 MW on 31 March 2015. The achievement of this milestone is in line with the commitments made by Eskom in terms of both time and cost and the result of successful interaction between Eskom and our contractors.”