Eskom announced that Stage 4 loadshedding will continue until 5a.m on Thursday. The ailing parastatal said that Stage 3 loadshedding will then be reduced implemented until 5a.m on Saturday.
In a statement, the power utility said the continued
loadshedding is necessary due to the shortage of generation capacity as a result
of persistent high levels of breakdowns, and to further replenish the emergency
generation reserves.
‘’A generation unit each at Arnot, Kriel, Lethabo, Matla as
well as two units at Camden Power Station have returned to service since last
night. A generating unit each at Hendrina, Kendal and Majuba power stations
were taken offline for repairs.’’
‘’Furthermore, the delay in returning a generating unit
each to service at Kendal, Komati and Tutuka power stations have added to the
capacity constraints,’’ it added.
The parastatal apologized for the implementation of rolling
power cuts.
‘’Eskom apologises for the continued and unfortunate
loadshedding, which is implemented only as a last resort in view of the
shortage of generation capacity and the need to attend to breakdowns.’’
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