Eskom has implemented Stage 3 load shedding at 14:00 on Friday, due to the loss of an additional 5 generating units the morning. The ailing parastatal said Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented until 05:00 on Monday morning. Thereafter, for the week ahead, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented continuously.
‘’The additional loadshedding tonight is required to manage
and recover the emergency generation reserves which have been utilised
extensively over the past five days. Eskom therefore urges all South Africans
to continue using electricity sparingly,’’ said spokesperson, Sikonathi
Manthantsha.
He said that since Friday morning, three generating units
at Tutuka Power Station as well as two Kusile Power Station generating units
tripped, necessitating the escalation in the stage of loadshedding, adding that
the delay in the return to service of Koeberg Unit 2 has exacerbated the capacity
shortages.
‘’During this weekend, critical planned maintenance at
Hydro de Cahorra Bassa in Mozambique, Lethabo, Majuba, Matimba and Camden power
stations will be carried out in preparation for the week ahead,’’ added
Manthantsha.
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