It did so while Eskom’s power stations were performing better than at any point since 2017. Eskom’s power stations produced 92.1TWh in the first half of 2026, down 9.5% year on yearThe utility has, in other words, repaired its fleet into a shrinking market. Eskom’s power stations produced 92.1TWh in the first half of 2026, down 9.5% year on year, against a 7% decline for all producers combined. Eskom’s share of everything generated in the country fell from 87.8% to 85.5%, a loss of 2.3 percentage points in a single year. Stats SA derives it by taking generation, adding imports and subtracting exports and the electricity power stations burn running themselves.