Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from midday until further notice, Eskom announced.
"The refuelling and maintenance outage starting this week, as well as the long-term operation project of Unit 1 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, together with the October chimney failure that has forced three generation units offline at Kusile Power Station, will further reduce available generation capacity and significantly increase the occurrence of load shedding during the next six to twelve months," Eskom said on Tuesday.
There is currently 6 392MW on planned maintenance, while another 16 318MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns. There has also been a delay in return to service of "numerous" generating units, spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha added. A generating unit each at Duvha, Grootvlei, Hendrina, Majuba and two units at Arnot Power Station, were taken offline for repairs over the past 24 hours.
Stage 2 load shedding will then be implemented daily from 16:00 throughout the night to 05:00 the following morning until further notice.The utility said that load shedding is required due to the high levels of breakdowns and the limited emergency generation reserves. A further three units at Kusile power station are offline due to October's duct failure and are expected to remain offline for months. Koeberg's unit 1, meanwhile, will generate at reduced output for the next three weeks. Eskom has 6 000 MW out on planned maintenance, with another 14 160MW out on breakdowns.
Stage 5 load shedding will be implemented during the evenings at 16:00 – 24:00 from Monday to Wednesday, and will vary between Stage 4 and Stage 2 during the day until Wednesday. Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said this was due to a recovery in generating capacity and pumped storage dam levels. There is 4 887MW out on planned maintenance, while another 15 320MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns"Stage 4 load shedding was implemented at 05:26 this morning until further notice," spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said.
Load shedding has hit a record 159 days thus far. The utility’s forecast for the rest of summer and winter next year predict even more load shedding and diesel spend. Where we find ourselves now, it looks like a steep hill. We have accepted the challenge to improve EAF of our fleet.
_Business cANCer
_Business It no longer matters, we won't pay Eskom another cent until they partner with clean power providers. They can scream and throw tantrums until they realize they no longer have the money from the people, (the people that were paying for it).
_Business What relief? Stage 5 or Stage 6 are almost identical! The 💩 that gets fed to the public…. I can only shake my head
_Business Question is, who're the beneficiaries out of this whole ordeal? Are they turning the profits into dollars?
_Business NSBE wants a competent engineer to be appointed as ceo of ESKOM Can anyone please explain to me why gov did not appoint Andy Calitz in the first place!
_Business Rubbish !!
_Business How is this a relief? We are still being inconvenienced. We have to plan our day accordingly by juggling work, family and dont forget the added costs to get the basics done.
_Business Yeses
_Business Relief would be if they completely ended this nonsense. I do not feel relief knowing robots will be out.
_Business What relief?
_Business Really now? Did you just say relief?
_Business How is that a relief? It's still the same schedule with ridiculous 4-hour power cuts. Don't tell people to be 'relieved' that it's only stage 5. Any level of load shedding is an absolute disgrace and embarrassment.
_Business Short ledding is a scam.
_Business Tsek !!!!!! Clearly you don’t know the meaning of relief 😡
_Business woopie so relieved - not!!!!
_Business Who reports this BS? Relief?! WTF?!
_Business Are you lot on drugs or something? Stage 5 isn't relief. Most suburbs are still off for over 9 hours a day excluding post shedging failures which are now unavoidable . Stop painting lipstick on a pig.
_Business What relief? There is no difference in the schedule. Still 4+ hours with no electricity. WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO BULL SHIT
_Business there is no difference!
_Business Well done DeRueyter
_Business No.. it’s not a relief..
_Business 'Relief' you say. Now I actually hope Ramaphosa comes back just to see when are you going to say enough is enough and report news as you were taught in journalism schools.
_Business You call it a relief I don't think so
_Business 'Relief'jou poes.
_Business Relieve from what the hrs stays the same
_Business News24 is truly the Eskom of journalism......
_Business Relief from what? Do you guys even hear yourselves ? Y’all be processing from other extremities but the brain!!! What relief?!!
_Business Extremely BAD very poor management
_Business It's not a relief 🙈 it's frustrating
_Business If this reduction is what you call relief, then you obviously not thinking for yourself. How is any form of loadshedding a relief? All they have managed to do is destroy businesses which in turn destroyed livelihoods. Stop repeating the old script and think for yourselves.
_Business 'Relief? ' what a joke. It is summer and everyone is outside. No one is using electricity yet we still get fucked
_Business Relief is no blackouts, couldn't organise a shit party, even having diarrhoea.,🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
_Business What relief?! Stage 5 is the same just maybe 2 hours less! Still no power at least 3 times a day! Relief would be stage 1 or even better loadshedding suspended indefinitely!
_Business What relief? Stage 5 was u heard if a few weeks ago!
_Business What a stupid joke
_Business Until the diesel runs out.
_Business Is really a relief?
_Business You call this relief.. stop writing shit
_Business What relief when midrand is having more 4hours than any other blocks.
_Business Sometimes when tv change i thought gone motlakase
_Business relief /rɪˈliːf/ Learn to pronounce See definitions in: noun 1. a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress. 'much to her relief, Eskom announces no more loadshedding'
_Business It's not for the first time, it's stage 6 anytime.
_Business Double load shed, two more, and that excludes the 22 - 00.30 the night before. This is akin to funnagalore?!!!
_Business No relief at all looking at the schedule.
_Business “Relief” lol😂😂😂
_Business Anisho. Uice cream siyawuthenga noma cha? Phela sisemseni wenu Eskom_SA sizwa ngani!
_Business Relief you say?
_Business How many have work to resume in January!
_Business A game of lucky draws, poker, previous night 'antics'. To re-cork the 'happy' illusionary cheer a few days later.
_Business Really stage 5. That's nice is stage 4 the norm now. ANC is just corrupt
_Business Relief You really are dom!
_Business Relief se ma…
_Business Relief would be if we don’t have to deal and work our schedules around loadshedding
_Business What relief? Its exactly the same.
_Business Show me a person that is relieved, please just one.
_Business How the hell can you call it relief? Loadshedding is just that, no matter the stage
_Business How is this relief. Its EXACTLY the same as stage 6. This gov is taking us for a poesn
_Business No one is sighing in relief, coz this is utter nonsense!
_Business Relief 🤣🤣🤣🤣
_Business What for 5 minutes
_Business Relief? Fokkof man it’s almost the bloody same as Stage 6. 🤬🤬🤬
_Business don’t mock us
_Business What fucking relief? Sepoes man!
_Business Relief? For who? Ae suka maaan.
_Business Meanwhile clowns over the age of 55 are clowning about at Nasrec.
_Business Futsekkk
_Business “Relief” 😤
_Business Relief This is like being upgraded from a “shit sandwich” to a “slightly smaller shit sandwich”
_Business How can you call this relief? We are so fuckt.
_Business Relief ? Missiles took out huge parts of the grid in Ukraine, and yet they can get it functioning within a few weeks better than Eskom's staff have done in 10yrs
_Business Ndi relief eyi na mathongolosi avheiwe
_Business Relief? 😭😭😭
_Business Relief! You such a useless journalist.
_Business Eskom must Die, ANX C must die, loadshedding for 11.5 hours that is half a day, any where else with KPI's like that business would close.Time 4 pvt prosecution, against all snr Manages, board members, and politicians with the mandate for power, Gwede, Gordan, and all Prez94
_Business Honestly How much does CyrilRamaphosa pay you guys? How can you pass stage 5 off as something good
_Business LIVE | Relief as Eskom reduces loadshedding to No Loadshedding from Monday | That's a relief not Stage 5 of loadshedding
_Business What the actual fuck !!!!! Since when is stage gonna bring us a relief!! Yeer maan!!
_Business Relief ya marete
_Business Until when? Wednesday morning?
_Business U call that relief 😌 news24 is scamm
_Business Relief?
_Business And l must be grateful? When are we going to just have a normal week/month/year of no load shedding?
_Business Marete a bona le stage 5. That’s all I’m gonna say in this matter.
_Business It is certainly no relief.
_Business Whahahaha big relief. Aren’t we lucky…..stage 5. Thank you. Thank you for for doing some maintenance and fixing some shit.
_Business You mad what relief. Loadshedding times are excactly the same.
_Business When during Zumas tenure at stage 2 graphs and economists were up in arms nou what’s changed
_Business What relief it's bloody ridiculous....
_Business Ho the fuck can that be relief
_Business Just say deployed SOLDIERS reduces loadshedding to stage 5 from MONDAY🤭
_Business Relief sê voetsek
_Business What relief?!?! The relief for US, ordinary people, will come when loadshedding is suspended... permanently! Stage 5 is not relief!
_Business What fucking relief? We should have no loadshedding. Eskom are playing games, media cannot see or won't see it.
_Business Relief yokunuka
_Business You calling stage 5 a relief, are guys serious though?
_Business Who at is describing Stage 5 as 'relief'? AdriaanBasson - Do you need a dictionary?
_Business Ur must be smoking something to call this jazz a relief🚬
_Business Whats the difference msunu?
_Business There is no relief here
_Business Relief! You clowns are the worst. 'Lifeline' , 'Relief' - are you kidding? 🥴
_Business We are expected to be grateful for this? Sad thing is we are!
_Business Stage 5 is the same as Stage 6.
_Business Shame stage 5 is rilief to you? May God save SAns from this useless anc gvt
_Business Is stage 5 a relief now? How far we have fallen, thank you cANCer
_Business How is stage 5 relief
_Business Oh wow! Stage 5 is a relief! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
_Business Why can't they treat the whole country like Nasrec?!
_Business I am amazed at how easily we are deceived. Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ... are not levels of hopefulness or hopelessness but time categories that let allow us to be played like an emotional yoyo.
_Business The same laws and consequences thereof should apply to the trading of copper than to Rhino and Ivory to eliminate cable theft.
_Business Nah but how’s this relief?
_Business Relief ? To hell with the caption , Stage 0 sounds better than this bs
_Business What's the difference between 5 & 6?
_Business They must put it on stage 10 we are tired about it
_Business What relief are you talking about?
_Business What relief?
_Business Relief? 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡
_Business What relief The only relief is no load shedding.
_Business Stage 5 nogals 😒 Voetsek
_Business The media in SA supposed to report news. This media makes their job to make CR17 to look competent. This media is the enemy of non ANC members. Relief se voet .
_Business What relief? Stage 5 and stage 6 have no difference, we used to have four hrs of no electricity in stage 6 now even in stage 5 so what's the relief you talking of? 😩🚮
_Business Relief?
_Business This is just a sensational statement. This not really a change, can this for of reporting stop ? The nation cannot be expected to be happy about this. We know it is not a move to end load shedding, rather is it just another inexplicable change in the load shedding schedule.
_Business Today's weather forecast, sunny with a chance of electricity....
_Business Our terrible journalism. Attempting,to change meaning of language. This is not relief, people.
_Business Stage 5 and 6.
_Business It'll probably be two hours 'relief' and then pushed to stage 7. What an absolutely useless lot. incompetencerulessa
_Business People shouldn’t be subjected to any stage of Loadshedding. This is absolutely insane
_Business They are scared of soldiers. There will not be sabotage until new year.
_Business There is literally no change in times off from stage 6 to stage 5. What relief Eskom_SA BullShit stories coming from you every day
_Business What relief!? Stage 5 is the same as stage 6!!! Relief will be No Loadshedding......
_Business Makes no diff
_Business What relief,have you noticed any changes when Eskom_SA announces these stage rotations? Wake Up
_Business Relief? Shows what low standards people are happy with. What a shame.
_Business Wtf Stage 5 exactly the same like stage 6 ! From stage 5 it's 10 hours instead of 12 hours but those 2 additional hours are Normally from 0:00 until 4 am. We still get those 10 hours in our productive time slots. We should go to stage 2
_Business There is no difference between stage 6 or stage 5 for Polokwane, exactly the same!! 😡
_Business Relief lol
_Business Relief would be no loadshedding at all
_Business Ooh stage 5. What a relief, only 2 hours less. We should celebrate this momentum where we are downgraded to 1 stage and 24 hrs later, machinery breaks and we're ramped up to stage 40. Well done Eskom_SA 🖕🏽
_Business And we call this nuisance a relief 🤦🏽♂️
_Business You call this relief, honestly. The media in this country is usess.
_Business Why don't they use that $8 billion from biden to fix it?
_Business Most people will see pretty much mo difference..
_Business Relief!
_Business You can put boots in the oven but that doesn't make them biscuits
_Business Lol the bar is low,stage 5?
_Business “false hope” maybe, i don’t know so much about “relief”… i mean, really: WHEN last could we actually trust or believe Eskom_SA ?!?
_Business
_Business Do they want a thank you? 😂
_Business A country where stage 5 is called relief and the people still vote for the cANCer choosing to live in darkness. SA is one of a kind.
_Business How is stage 5 a relief.. really?
_Business Stage 5 and 6 is the same thing what relief?
_Business I miss the good old days where you only stayed in the dark if you haven't paid your bills
_Business This headline is in the same league as that said by Bheki Cele about a girl lucky to be raped by one man
_Business Relief? Kahle ibambe lapho
_Business There's no difference tog
_Business Eyiphi i-relief...
_Business Who gives a flying f...ck?
_Business elonmusk please come fix our energy crisis 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
_Business Relief? The two stages are exactly the same. No difference between them....try to keep up
_Business Stage 5 and 6 are basically the same, what relief?
_Business Relief? We can't be comfortable with mediocrity
_Business Imisunu yenu!
_Business Relief my learned friend would be an announcement that goes like this..'as of 5am Monday 19th December 2022, loadshedding will officially come to an end..'...
_Business What Relief
_Business You are trying to condemn people's mind that it's ok to have blackout by saying it's a Relief as Eskom_SA reduces Loadshedding to stage5, there's no relief in that
_Business Relief!!!!!, this Fox News!!!
_Business Relief? ROFL
_Business 5 is the same as 6 ffs
_Business Relief? Really? What relief?
_Business What Fking relief?
_Business That’s hardly relief mates
_Business Is not a relief News24. Its a failure...👁🇿🇦👁
_Business How's that relief, who is it relief for, our time slots still stay the same, no difference.
_Business Bullshit this is not a relief. We were on Stage 4 for not even a day before jumping back up.
_Business Stage 5 is five stages too high. It is not relief. If you are stepping on five of my toes and you remove your foot from only one toe, my condition is still one of pain.
_Business No there is no difference in the hours of l/shedding between stage 5 and 6. Kempton Park Ex 2 has been off since 4am its 11:17 now its always the same here its awful, sabatage and theft...
_Business Relief..? La nyela ne? Relief for stage 4? Le na le go kwala masepa
_Business Means nothing when you have no power all morning again, Kempton Park, Glen Marais no power again….. Again awe keep is they are working on the issue. Our_DA ANCParliament Again our Mayor and crew are no where to be seen or heard
_Business What relief? It's the fucking same thing
_Business 🤣🤣🤣🤣 From Monday🤡🤡🤡
_Business No different between stage 5 and 6
_Business Relief? Your love of Ramaphosa and the useless De Ryter has turned you into zombies.
_Business Relief is not posting
_Business What relief? Stage 5 and 6 is the same
_Business mxm ubhedo loyo ayiphele
_Business Oh we are so thankful! Praise Ramafosa, Phala Phala!!
_Business RELIEF!! RELIEF!!! MSUNU
_Business Relief😆
_Business What relief? It’s still bad.
_Business Tell me why we have 3 slots a day, 2 off which are 4 hours each and Soweto only has load shedding after stage 5? And it's only 1 x 2 hr slot in a day?
_Business Relief? Fuckoff
_Business Siboniso Duma: '' Comrades, let us vote for someone who will fix Eskom ''. So, load shedding is caused by Ramaphosa in his eyes. You in SA we have useless politicians and government officials shem.
_Business We shouldn't be loadshedded at all, there's no relief, stop writing kak.
_Business 🥲 relief
_Business Relief
_Business Some of us we won't be able to watch WC final all thanks to Eskom
_Business Wow we feel so privileged to have been given such relief
_Business Relief😏
_Business Relief? Haai lena le a re nyela straight...this rubbish of load shit must stop.
_Business Still 🖕🏿
_Business Relief 🧐 what relief? Stop this crap please maan
_Business I think we need to go ther ourselves