LOCAL Eskom says it will reintroduce Stage 2 rolling blackouts daily from Monday. It will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 the next morning. Eskom says this will continue until further notice. There will be no rolling blackouts on Sunday. Meanwhile, A total of 199 centres have been affected by the rolling blackouts since the start of the 2022 matric exams, affecting almost 4000 learners. But despite this, the Education […]
Eskom is implementing Stage 2 rolling blackouts from 05:00 on Monday morning until 05:00 on Tuesday. Stage 2 will be implemented during the evening peaks from 16:00 until midnight on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says more updates will be published on Wednesday. “Eskom will publish a further update on Wednesday afternoon, or as soon as there are any significant changes. Since yesterday afternoon, a unit each at […]
LOCAL South Africans enjoyment of uninterrupted electricity supply has been cut short as Eskom announced the reimplementation of Stage 2 until further notice. Despite the anticipation of a ‘lower weekend demand’, the embattled power utility said four generating units broke down, and the return to service of another was delayed. The scheduled power cuts kicked in at 2pm this afternoon. Eskom says there is currently over 5 200 MW on […]
LOCAL Eskom has warned it may be lights out on Monday evening. The power utility said there was a chance that stage 2 load-shedding may be implemented between 6pm and midnight. This was because of a shortage of generation capacity. “The breakdowns of a generation unit each at Kriel, Majuba and Matla and three units at Arnot power station during the past 24 hours, as well as delays in returning […]
LOCAL Stage 2 load-shedding may be implemented from Wednesday afternoon. Eskom said the breakdowns of a generation unit each at the Majuba and Tutuka power stations and two at Kriel power station, have put a severe strain on the power generation system. The power utility said it was also experiencing problems at some of its other plants. “The delay in returning two generation units at Arnot, a unit each at […]
LOCAL Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 5pm to 10pm on Friday due to “continued constraints on the power system”, says Eskom. “The continued shortage of generation capacity during the evening peak will require implementation of stage 2 load-shedding tonight [Friday],” said the power utility. Several generating units were expected to return to service, starting on Friday afternoon and through the weekend. “Since yesterday afternoon [Thursday] a generating unit […]
Energy expert Chris Yelland says Eskom is on "Code Red" for the next six weeks. Eskom announced Stage 2 load-shedding will continue until Wednesday. "It really is expected, Eskom has been giving the message, loud and clear, they'll be load-shedding for at least next two years. "Last year we were saved by COVID-19 as the demand for electricity reduced quite considerably at first and then overall through the year by about 5 percent," he said. "This […]
Eskom will implement Stage Two load shedding from Wednesday 17:00 until Friday 23:00. In a statement, the power utility says generation capacity is severely constrained and that this period of load shedding will be used to replenish emergency reserves. “Continued poor performance at the Kusile, Duvha and Tutuka powers stations, as well as delays in returning some other units to service and breakdowns over the last week, have caused the […]
Stage 2 load-shedding will resume from midday on Tuesday following the breakdown of additional units overnight, and constraints on the system are expected to persist for the rest of the week. Ten generation units at seven power stations suffered breakdowns in the past 48 hours, the power utility said. Generators broke down at Arnot, Medupi, Lethabo, Matla power stations, while two units each at Majuba, Camden and Tutuka power stations […]
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