By Zuko Komisa
Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented by Eskom on Tuesday from 4 p.m. to midnight due to a lack of generation capacity.
The power utility confirmed the decision in a statement on Tuesday and added a warning that power outages might persist on Wednesday and Thursday during the evening peak hours.
“The breakdowns of a single generation unit at Arnot Power Station and three at Tutuka Power Station during the last 24 hours, as well as the delays in returning units to service at Arnot, Kusile and Tutuka power stations have put a severe strain on the power generation system,” Eskom says.
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The new power notice from Eskom comes after the utility warned South Africans on Monday night that rolling blackouts would likely return.
#POWERALERT1
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) August 16, 2022
Due to a shortage of generation capacity, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented at 16:00 –
24:00 this evening; with a high probability of loadshedding on Wednesday and Thursday
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According to Eskom, 4 550 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity is currently out on planned maintenance, while a further 14 182MW remains offline due to unplanned breakdowns.
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