‘Severely constrained’ Eskom rolls out stage 4 load shedding
Power utility Eskom has had to ramp up load shedding to stage 4 from stage 2.
The country’s power grid remained under severe pressure on Wednesday, despite what the power utility has described as its best efforts.
On Monday, Eskom implemented stage 2 load shedding which persisted until Tuesday.
But the bad weather on Wednesday only added to the pressure on the power grid.
“Due to the continuing severe generation supply constraints caused by multiple unit breakdowns as well as the additional demand caused by the cold weather, Eskom will escalate the level of load shedding to stage 4 starting from 15:00 until 22:00,” says spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
Mantshantsha says load shedding is likely to persist throughout the weekend.
“Eskom will continue to communicate the stage of load shedding should there be any further developments. This load shedding is necessary in order to conserve and replenish emergency reserves while also maintaining the stability of the power system.”
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