Eskom warns of more load-shedding this week
Eskom suspended Stage 2 load shedding on Tuesday morning.
The embattled power utility was forced to implement the latest round of rolling blackouts late on Monday afternoon.
Load shedding suddenly returned after Unit 5 of the Medupi Power Station tripped, taking some 700MW from the national power grid.
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha has warned that supply shortages will persist throughout the week ahead of the Easter weekend.
“Eskom would like to inform the public that this constrained supply situation will persist throughout the week, with the possibility that more load shedding is likely to be implemented should the generation capacity deteriorate further,” says Mantshantsha.
Four generation units broke down while the return of two others had been delayed.
“Today (Monday) one generating unit at Kriel Power Station, as well as two generating units at Camden Power Station experienced breakdowns. Furthermore, a generating unit at Tutuka power station is delayed returning to service, contributing to the current shortage of capacity.
The two-generation units that had broken down at Matla Power Station have returned to service this evening. These, however, will take some time to reach full generation output.”
The utility is running at 4 804MW on planned maintenance, while another 14 759MW of capacity is unavailable due to unplanned breakdowns.
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