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Eskom has suspended rolling blackouts from five o’clock this morning. The power utility says this is due to anticipated lower weekend demand, as well as adequate levels of emergency generation reserves, like diesel.

Locals walk past electricity pylons during frequent power outages from South African utility Eskom, caused by its aging coal-fired plants, in Soweto, South Africa April 4, 2022.Locals walk past electricity pylons during frequent power outages from South African utility Eskom, caused by its aging coal-fired plants, in Soweto, South Africa April 4, 2022.from five o’clock this morning.

Since Thursday afternoon a generation unit each at Camden, Grootvlei, Hendrina, Kendal, Kriel, Majuba, and Tutuka power stations have returned to service.“Load shedding will be suspended at 05:00 on Saturday morning. While the generation capacity constraints persist, the suspension of load shedding is possible due to the anticipated lower weekend demand, as well as adequate levels of emergency generation reserves.

 

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We not off the hook mos, the issue of blackouts is an albatross, it needs no suspension but a total eradication.

What about Monday?🤔

We’re used to load shedding now, we want it back!

Ramaphosa can't clean Eskom...his government is the bigger corrupt functionless version of Eskom. South Africans are in big trouble as long as they keep ANC in power

We’re going to have to hold our breath it lasts

I can't believe they won't negotiate with 2 Professional Electrical Manufacturing Specialist Eaton and Schneider Electric who are rated 1 and 2 in the world, they have a solution for Medupi and rest of other sub station it.

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