No power cuts have been planned for the day, power utility Eskom said on Thursday. “So far there is no plan to load shed,” the media desk said. Eskom, however, warned that things could change during the course of the day. “As much as there is no plan for load[…]
Power utility Eskom says South Africans can breathe a sigh of relief on Tuesday as no power cuts were expected during the day but things could change in the evening. “We are not expecting load shedding during the day but we could be constrained in the evening,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger[…]
The electricity supply is expected to be constrained in February and March, Eskom said on Monday. “February and March are concerning for us. This due to budgetary constraints. Our financial director is looking at options in this regard,” CEO Tshediso Matona told journalists in Johannesburg. The power supply would depend[…]
Eskom is implementing stage three rolling blackouts, it announced on Friday. At 12.22pm the power utility tweeted: “Eskom has implemented Stage 3 load shedding. ow.ly/i/7PC5u.” On its load-shedding website, it said rolling blackouts would be used “under emergency conditions for limited periods”. It said three schedules had been developed, based on[…]
The country has been hit hard over the past few weeks by a crippling electricity crisis which has led to the re-introduction of scheduled power cuts. However, there has been criticism over the manner in which load shedding has been enforced, with claims of prejudice towards poorer communities. As a[…]
There are no scheduled power cuts for this week, Eskom said on Monday. “[The] system will be tight but no load shedding is planned at this stage,” Eskom spokesman Andrew Etzinger said in a statement. “We are starting the week in a good position as we were able to replenish[…]
Eskom and South Africa must brace themselves for tough measures in order to make the power supply sustainable, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said on Tuesday. “We have to organise the country to attack these problems… Failure is not an option,” she said at Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Johannesburg. Eskom[…]
The power system is expected to be very tight over the evening peaks of the next few days, Eskom said on Monday. “However the risk of load shedding for today and tomorrow is medium to low,” the power utility said in its latest system status bulletin. “This is owing to[…]
Power cuts are scheduled to take place throughout the weekend, Eskom said on Friday afternoon. “Load shedding will recommence again tomorrow [Saturday] and Sunday at 9am in order to build up reserves for the week ahead,” it said in a statement. It said there were a number of reasons for[…]
Matriculants will not be affected by loadshedding during their examination period, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said on Monday. As nationwide load shedding kicked off on Sunday, the Eskom has reassured that most power outages will occur during the evening. The department said it was satisfied that loadshedding will[…]
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