Eskom ruin the weekend with Stage 5 announcement
Eskom on Saturday announced the implementation of Stage 5 load shedding after the devastating breakdown of another 5 units overnight.
Eskom on Saturday announced the implementation of Stage 5 load shedding after the devastating breakdown of another 5 units overnight – and warns higher stages may follow.
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Another 5 generating units broke down overnight and on Saturday morning, with a combined capacity of 2 400 MW.
Eskom will implement Stage 5 load shedding from 10:00 on Saturday until 05:00 on Monday, it said in a statement.
Worryingly, it warned higher stages may be rolled out at short notice.
Watch this space!
A unit each at Kusile, Arnot and Camden, as well as two units at Duvha Power Station reportedly tripped.
Currently there are 7 210MW on planned maintenance, while another 16 597MW are unavailable due to breakdowns.
Meanwhile, those receiving their electricity from the City of Cape Town will continue at Stage 3 for most of Saturday and will experience Stage 5 power cuts from 22:00.
Load shedding schedules can be found via the following links:
- City of Tshwane
- City of Johannesburg
- City of Ekurhuleni
- City of Cape Town
- Nelson Mandela Bay
- eThekwini
- Manguang
- Buffalo City
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