Load shedding downgraded to Stage 3 on Monday – Eskom

Eskom says stage 2 load shedding will kick in from Tuesday morning at 05:00 and is expected to continue throughout the week

Sep 11, 2022 - 13:02
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Load shedding downgraded to Stage 3 on Monday – Eskom

Eskom is expected to downgrade load shedding from stage 4 to stage 3 on Monday morning, the embattled power utility has announced. Load shedding was ramped up to stage 4 on Saturday, due to generating units which broke down overnight.

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The parastatal says the stage 3 load shedding will continue until Tuesday morning until at least 05:00, after which stage 2 of the power cuts will come into effect for the entire week.

As far as the state of the grid goes, Eskom says there has been some level of progress made, with spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha saying in part: “Sufficient progress has been made in recovering the emergency generation reserves, and it is anticipated that the dam levels at the pumped storage schemes will be fully replenished by tomorrow morning. Overnight a generation unit each at Arnot and Majuba power stations returned to service”

At the same time, at least eleven generation units are anticipated to return to service over the next 24 hours, helping to ease the capacity constraints. This includes approximately 1 300MW of capacity form the Hydro de Cahorra Bassa in Mozambique.

In addition, Mantshantsha says a generation unit each at Tutuka Power Station and at Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme were forced offline for emergency repairs overnight.

“We currently have 5 431MW on planned maintenance, while another 15 760MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns. Eskom will hold a media briefing on Monday to update the public on the state of the power system. Any further significant changes will be promptly communicated. Eskom urges all South Africans to continue using electricity sparingly,” he says.