Eskom ramps up load shedding to stage 4
Eskom will intensify load shedding on Friday as it continues to battle an unstable power grid.
The power utility will ramp up the rolling blackouts to stage 4 from 11am on Friday until midnight, blaming a unprotected strike for the lack of generation power.
On Saturday and Sunday, Eskom will implement stage 4 load shedding from 5am until midnight.
The utility's spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says it is necessary to conserve emergency generation reserves.
"It is necessary to bolster emergency generation reserves to react to unforeseen circumstances, as well as to replenish emergency reserves to prepare for the week ahead. This would help fill the generation deficit while dealing with generating units that may trip amidst the disturbances and compensate for the inability to return generating units timeously to service."
"Eskom cautions the public that as the shortage of generation capacity persists, the system will continue to be constrained with an elevated risk of loadshedding over the coming weeks."
A total of 17 395MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
ALSO READ
