The power system is constrained, but there is a low risk of load shedding on Saturday, according to state-owned power utility Eskom. “While we are currently using some diesel generators to supplement capacity, we are planning to return some units and replenish our emergency reserves for the week ahead,” Eskom[…]
Eskom says it is not planning to institute rotational power cuts on Monday despite a tight power system. In a status update on Monday morning the utility said that unplanned outages or breakdowns were at 13 867MW as at 6am, still far above its goal of 9 500MW. “Should we[…]
Eskom says due to a loss of additional generation capacity on Tuesday, it had to utilise emergency reserves to supplement capacity during the day. Eskom says its technicians are working around the clock to restore capacity to the national grid, following a number of unplanned breakdowns at its substations due to[…]
South Africa’s growth outlook dimmed when utility Eskom announced unprecedented levels of blackouts. The power utility cut up to 6 000 megawatts of power from the national grid after heavy rain and flooding triggered failures at its Medupi power station. The cut is the largest since Eskom introduced a programme of rolling[…]
South Africans will spend Human Rights Day enduring Stage 4 load shedding. Eskom has released a statement confirming that it will implement Stage 4 load shedding again from 9am on Human Rights Day in South Africa. Eskom says this is because of continued lack of capacity. The cash strapped power[…]
Eskom will continue with Stage 4 rotational loadshedding from 8AM to 11PM on Sunday. The power utility said it continued with loadshedding throughout the night in an effort to build up necessary water reserves in the pump storage scheme. Eskom revealed in a statement that even with the implementation of stage[…]
Eskom will implement stage two rotational loadshedding from 8am until 11pm on Friday. The Power utility says this is as a result of a shortage of capacity due to a number of generating units still out of service due to breakdowns. Eskom implemented rotational loadshedding on Thursday from 11 am to[…]
Eskom will continue with stage 3 load shedding on Wednesday between 08:00 and 23:00 as it continues to battle capacity shortages. The power utility said in an early morning statement that a number of generating units were still out of service due to breakdowns. It said despite some units returning[…]
Eskom will implement stage 2 rotational load-shedding from 9am until 10 pm on Monday. On Sunday, the power utility implemented load-shedding for the first time since December. Eskom said the power system remains constrained following a number of plant breakdowns on Sunday. Eskom said the load-shedding is as a result[…]
With Eskom battling to keep the lights on, many South African households will suffer from load shedding at different times in the day. These blackouts may occur unexpectedly or when you least need it… here are some tips to make sure you’re prepared! Load shedding involves switching off parts of the[…]
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