Eskom escalates load shedding to stage 3 as generating units break down
Load shedding was on Friday ramped up to stage 3 until Saturday afternoon following a breakdown in some generating units.
Eskom said six units had been taken offline while there’s been a delay in returning others to service.
Stage four of the rolling power cuts will be implemented from Saturday afternoon.
Eskom’s acting spokesperson, Aubrey Sambo: “Unplanned outages are currently at 15,561MW of generating capacity, while the capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 7,828MW. Eskom power station general managers and their teams are working tirelessly to ensure that 1,960MW of generating capacity is returned to service by Monday evening.”
Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today with Stages 3 and 4 loadshedding
being implemented over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/kHikutqbvT— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) January 12, 2024
-EWN
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