Eskom hoping to ease load shedding on Saturday & Sunday
Eskom says it plans not to implement any load shedding between 5am and 4pm on Sunday.
The power utility published its load shedding forecast for the weekend on Thursday.
The dreaded planned power cuts will be reduced to stage 4 during the day on Friday and Saturday after a generating unit each at Kendal and Tutuka power stations were returned to service.
Stage 2 will be implemented from 5am to 4pm on Saturday.
Spokesperson Menzi Mngomezulu says the utility's breakdowns are currently at 17 863MW of generating capacity while the generating capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 2 437MW.
"Over the past 24 hours, a generating unit each at Kendal and Tutuka power stations was returned to service. In the same period, a generation unit each at Duvha and Arnot power stations was taken out of service due to breakdowns.
"The further delays in returning to service a generating unit at Arnot, Hendrina, Lethabo, Majuba, Matimba, Matla, Tutuka and two generating units at Camden power stations continue to add to the current capacity constraints."
Eskom says it intends to return many of these generating units to service over the next few days.
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