Load shedding

Johannesburg's municipality intends buying 500 megawatts of electricity from independent producers to help avert ongoing power outages.

“The kind of deals we want to put together should ensure that our revenue is protected,” and that the energy supply is stabilised, she said. It will cost about R300 billion to address Johannesburg’s infrastructure backlog, with some R26 billion needed to stabilise the energy supply, according to the mayor. A medical doctor, Phalatse took office in November last year after an opposition coalition led by the Democratic Alliance wrested control of Johannesburg from the ANC in municipal elections.

“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 ...

Eskom has announced that Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 16:00 to midnight on Tuesday evening. "There is also a high probability that ...

Loadshedding is back and will be implemented at 4 pm on Tuesday evening. Eskom issued a statement confirming a shortage of generation capacity.

Load shedding is back and will be implemented at 4 pm on Tuesday evening. Load shedding is back and will be implemented at 4 pm on Tuesday evening. “While we are able to suspend the load shedding at this point, it is important to note that generation system is still vulnerable to breakdowns and load shedding may be required,” the power utility said in an August 7, statement.

The City of Joburg intends buying 500 megawatts of electricity from independent producers to help avert ongoing power outages in South Africa's biggest ...

“The kind of deals we want to put together should ensure that our revenue is protected,” and that the energy supply is stabilized, she said. “With the service delivery protests there is a political agenda at play, mobilizing communities to make the new administration look like we’re not doing what we are supposed to be doing,” she said. “We going to invite private companies to bid to work with government,” she said.

The dark lords of Megawatt Park said stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 4pm until 12am & possibly on Wednesday & Thursday as well.

“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.” Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says there is also a high probability that load shedding will be required during the same times on Wednesday and Thursday. The power utility warned that the power cuts are necessary due to the shortage of generation capacity.

Eskom will implement load-shedding on Tuesday night and warned there is a high likelihood of power cuts on Wednesday and Thursday.

Eskom said its capacity constraints were exacerbated due to the cold front sweeping across the country. Eskom has 4,550MW offline on scheduled maintenance, while another 14,182MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns. The state-owned power utility said load-shedding is needed due to a shortage of generation capacity.