A dim start to the week as load shedding continues

Power cuts made a comeback on Thursday. 

The power utility wanted to restore full power supply by Sunday but battled to return several generation units to service. 

Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says the country will face stage 2 load shedding from Monday morning. 

“The return to service of two generation units at Kusile power station that were not available last week has been delayed due to difficulties in restarting the units, which are now expected to return to service starting tomorrow [Monday].” 

Mantshantsha says Covid-19 hasn’t spared the power utility, adding to a list of problems.  

“Despite Eskom’s stringent measures to manage the impact of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations, we are experiencing some impact on operations, including our suppliers. 

“For example at the Medupi power station we have had 48 positive cases out of a pool of 75 contractors, which has negatively affected our ability to executive work as planned,” he adds. 

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