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 Can we stop calling it 'Loadshedding'.. Sound so voluntary.. Its Black Outs.. POWER CUTS... Let's get real guys.. This has been going on far too long.. Call it what it is.. 😡
_Business 😭Dropped and then read the second part of the sentence. This is pure Madness. The Media is just as Deluded, No pressure by them on Mr Phala Phala. news24 thinks Cyril is the Messiah😂😳
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_Business Same schedule so it is nonsense
_Business Falls!Eskom hasn’t made that official. Stop please.
_Business 🤣 🤣 🤣 What a shame to this dead ANC Government
_Business Does that worth a celebration🤦♂️
maybe SAns should think of the loadshedding stages as a barometer of the levels of govt corruption and incompetence.
_Business Whoop😒
_Business Wow thats so generous..
_Business Ayikho yabo
_Business Damn.... So I have to listen to the neighbours stupid Xmas music😭
_Business Nothing worth celebrating
_Business Ag nothing has change still the same schedule times 😡😡😡😡
_Business Does this mean wish should keep celebrating loadshedding reductions
_Business Lol
_Business Stage 3 or whatever they must keep it to themselves and stop raising our hopes.
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