Stage 5 load shedding for SUNDAY – UPDATED schedule here

Eskom will continue to implement stage 5 load shedding on SUNDAY after five generating units broke down overnight. Stage 5 load shedding will continue until 5:00 on Monday.

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STAGE 5 LOAD SHEDDING TO CONTINUE UNTIL MONDAY

A total of 2400MW of capacity was lost due to the breakdowns, and should any further breakdowns occur, higher stages of load shedding could be implemented at short notice.

The power utility said a unit each at Kusile, Arnot and Camden, as well as two units at Duvha Power Station tripped.

“While some generation units are anticipated to return to service, it is necessary to escalate the load shedding to stop the use of the emergency generation reserves and begin the replenishment thereof ahead of the week.”

Eskom

The energy reserves have been drained due to the extensive amount of load shedding over the past two weeks. On Sunday, Eskom officials will provide an outlook of the power cut stages for the week ahead.

As things stand, 16 597MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns and a further 7210MW is offline due to planned maintenance.

HERE IS YOUR LATEST SCHEDULE:

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• City of Tshwane 
• City of Johannesburg
• City of Ekurhuleni 
• City of Cape Town
• Nelson Mandela Bay
• eThekwini
• Manguang
• Buffalo City

For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.

RAMAPHOSA URGED SOUTH AFRICANS TO GET ROOFTOP SOLAR

President Cyril Ramaphosa said they intend to enable businesses and households to invest in rooftop solar to generate electricity.

He said South Africa has a great abundance of sun that should be used to generate electricity.

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“There is significant potential for households and businesses to install rooftop solar and connect this power to the grid.

“To incentivise greater uptake of rooftop solar, Eskom will develop rules and a pricing structure – known as a feed-in tariff – for all commercial and residential installations on its network.” 

President Cyril Ramaphosa

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Meanwhile, Eskom plans to apply for a MASSIVE tariff increase from 1 April 2023/24. This was announced on Thursday.

ESKOM MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THURSDAY

The tariff application is under consideration by Nersa, which must make a final decision by Christmas eve at the latest.

It is believed that public hearings will be held next week. Eskom’s announcement on Thursday was to inform the public that it had updated its tariff application for the financial years 2024 and 2025.

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