Stage 2 load shedding to start on Tuesday morning
Eskom says it will implement stage 2 load shedding from 9am on Tuesday until 5am on Saturday.
A day after promising to keep the lights on during the elections, the embattled power utility has had to intensify the rolling blackouts due to a lack of generation capacity.
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says there has been delays in returning some units to service.
“While Eskom teams have successfully returned a unit each at the Kusile, Matimba and Arnot power stations during the early hours of this morning, further delays in returning other units to service have exacerbated the capacity constraints, hampering the ability to replenish the emergency generation reserves.”
He says the power utility plans to return Unit 1 at Koeberg to service during the weekend.
“Eskom also expects to return five other units to service during the week. However, there are number of generation units running with risk of failure that cannot be attended to at the moment due to the current capacity constraints.
“Total breakdowns currently amount to 13 333MW while planned maintenance is 5 548MW of capacity.”
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