Power utility, Eskom, implemented load shedding
on Thursday after the system was severely constrained.
It released a statement on twitter where it
said: "Eskom would like to inform South Africans and all its customers
that the electricity system is severely constrained. In the power alert issued
earlier this morning Eskom informed that unplanned breakdowns were at 12 300MW,
and that there was a probability of load shedding at short notice if unexpected
shifts, such as additional unplanned breakdowns, were experienced.
Furthermore, it warned South Africans that
Stage 2 rotational load shedding would be implemented from 4 p.m until 11 p.m ‘’in
order to protect the power system from a total collapse.’’
It then said that because of unplanned
breakdowns, it would continue load shedding until 5 a.m on Friday.
Meanwhile, Eskom’s technical team were unable
to return units from planned or unplanned maintenance, and has thus implemented
Stage 2 load shedding from 9 a.m on Friday, and is set to continue until 6 a.m
on Saturday.
Done By: Mitchum George
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