Eskom implemented rolling blackouts on Thursday, saying Stage 2 load shedding will continue until Sunday.
In a statement, the power utility said load shedding
was necessary due to loss of generation capacity overnight.
If your electricity is supplied by the City of
Cape Town, you’ll only load shed on Stage 1. The municipality said this will
continue until 18:00 on Friday.
It said that the uninterrupted round of Eskom
load-shedding could make it difficult for the City to protect its customers
fully or even from one stage of load-shedding.
‘’This is because there will be insufficient
time to generate sufficient excess capacity from the City's Steenbras Hydro
Pump Station at night, while at the same time also having to replenish
necessary reserves.’’ it said on a social media post.
It added that ‘’due to the continuous day and
night nature of Eskom's current load-shedding operation, the City says it is
thus using the reserve capacity that it has to assist with a stage of load-shedding
during the daytime only, where possible.’’
Done By: Mitchum George
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