Eskom loadshedding

2022 - 5 - 15

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Stage 3 load shedding starting this week (Daily Maverick)

Eskom has announced load shedding until they have at least an additional 4000MW of generation capacity to allow them to take some of their units off for ...

De Ruyter explained in the system update last week that we need 4,000 to 6,000MW of additional capacity, “in order to give us the headroom to take units out on planned maintenance and carry out that maintenance and return the units to service as planned.” At the system update, along with CEO André de Ruyter, Oberholzer continually emphasised that the power utility is in urgent need of 4,000 to 6,000MW of additional generation capacity to allow them the space to take some of their units off for planned maintenance. Proving their point, Eskom has announced load shedding until they have at least an additional 4,000MW of generation capacity to allow them the space to take some of their units off for planned maintenance.

Brace yourself: load-shedding shifts to stage 3 on Monday and ... (TimesLIVE)

Due to a continued loss of generating capacity, stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 5pm until 10pm on Sunday, and stage 3 will be implemented on ...

“On Monday and Tuesday evening, at the same times, load-shedding will be implemented at stage 3. “Eskom would like to remind the public that load-shedding is implemented only as a last resort to protect the national grid. Due to a continued loss of generating capacity, stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 5pm until 10pm on Sunday, and stage 3 will be implemented on Monday and Tuesday evening, Eskom announced on Sunday.

Stage 2 load shedding announced for Sunday night (Eyewitness News)

Eskom has announced that we'll be without power from 5 pm until 10 pm on Sunday.

JOHANNESBURG - Eskom has announced that we'll be without power from 5 pm until 10 pm on Sunday. Eskom has announced that we'll be without power from 5 pm until 10 pm on Sunday. The city's energy department said this was because of upgrades that were being done on the substation supplying power to some parts of the area.

More load shedding on the cards (News24)

On Saturday evening, breakdowns occurred on a unit each at Tukuta, Camden and Majuba power stations. Generating units at Hendrina and Majuba power stations ...

Generating units at Hendrina and Majuba power stations returned to service on Sunday. For the rest of the week, load shedding will be reduced to stage 2. On Monday, the power utility will move to stage 3 load shedding and this will continue until Tuesday evening.

Stage 3 loadshedding on cards – so it'll be lights out again due to ... (Independent Online)

CAPE TOWN – Loadshedding is expected to stay for the rest of the week, heading up to Stage 3 on Monday and Tuesday, as power utility Eskom suffers further ...

“Eskom would like to remind the public that loadshedding is implemented only as a last resort to protect the national grid. Last week, Eskom teams returned a generating unit to service at Kusile and Majuba power stations while a unit each at Camden and Kriel power stations were taken offline for repairs. On Monday and Tuesday, at the same times, loadshedding will be implemented at Stage 3.

JUST IN: Stage 2 load shedding on Sunday, Stage 3 on Monday (The South African)

Eskom had warned it would be forced to implement more load shedding throughout the coming week due to a loss in generation capacity.