Eskom announced that stage 4 will continue until 5 am on Saturday this after more generating units broke down overnight. This comes after the power utility announced yesterday that the rolling blackouts would be extended to Saturday morning.
Eskom said that the blackouts
would now also be extended over the weekend.
Stage 2 power cuts will be implemented from Friday, until Monday
morning.
Meanwhile the City of Cape
Town will have stage 3 power cuts, the municipality said this will last until
10 on Wednesday. The Western Cape transport and public works MEC Daylin
Mitchell said the impact of load shedding on train operations need to be
managed as the ongoing load shedding is undermining the ability of PRASA to
keep its commuter services running.
On Tuesday Commuters were left
with no choice but to come up with alternative ways to reach their destination.
He further stated that the situation continues rendering Metrorail’s service
unreliable with unstable train scheduling
software.
“Load shedding is likely to be
with us for some time into the future and I find it hard to believe that a
power failure can make our most basic public transport system falter so easily.
The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works has made, and
continues to make, a significant investment in the public transport system.
The minister call onto PRASA
and the National Department of Transport to protect the massive national
investment in their commuter rail assets so that commuters can keep relying on
railways to get to work, school and amenities on time.
by Everngelista Muza
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