Load shedding

Five coal-powered generating units broke down on Tuesday, while Koeberg Nuclear Power Station's Unit 2 has been offline since Saturday.

At the time of its statement, Eskom had 16,142MW of generating capacity unavailable due to breakdowns and 4,588MW out on planned maintenance. “The breakdown of a generation unit [each] at Arnot, Duvha, Kendal, Medupi and Tutuka power stations, as well as the delays in returning a unit to service at Hendrina Power Station, have exacerbated the capacity constraints,” Eskom said. The utility said rotational power cuts were necessary due to a shortage of generation capacity owing to breakdowns and delays in returning some generating units to service.

The load shedding has been caused by a shortage of generation capacity because of breakdowns, including delays in returning some of the units back to service. “ ...

The load shedding has been caused by a shortage of generation capacity because of breakdowns, including delays in returning some of the units back to service. Eskom has announced Stage 2 load shedding to be implemented on Tuesday from 4 pm until 10 pm. The parastatal said load shedding will be implemented throughout the week from 05 am until 10 pm 0n Saturday night.

"The load-shedding has been caused by a shortage of generation capacity owing to breakdowns and delays in returning some generating units to service," Eskom ...

This comes on top of unit two at the Koeberg nuclear power station tripping on Saturday "from full power during the routine testing of the control rod system", Eskom said the process to return the unit to service is under way. The energy utility has 4,588MW on planned maintenance, while another 16,142MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns. The breakdown of a generation unit at Arnot, Duvha, Kendal, Medupi and Tutuka power stations, as well as delays in returning to service a unit at Hendrina power station, have worsened capacity constraints.

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The process to return the unit to service is underway. “The load shedding has been caused by a shortage of generation capacity, owing to breakdowns and delays in returning some units to service. According to the ailing SOE, five separate breakdowns – and an issue with the Koeberg Nuclear Plant – have accounted for this new round of devastating outages.

It says a shortage of generation capacity caused by unit breakdowns and the inability of the utility to return generation units back to service in time has ...

“On Saturday morning, 03 September 2022, Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station tripped from full power during the routine testing of the control rod system. Read:

Eskom announced on Tuesday, 6 September, that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 4pm to 10pm tonight...

“The load-shedding has been caused by a shortage of generation capacity owing to breakdowns and delays in returning some generating units to service,” Eskom ...

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South Africa's economy contracted back to pre-pandemic size in the second quarter, weakened by the country's worst-ever power cuts.

Faulty power stations and labour protests at state utility Eskom led to severe power cuts. In total seven industries contracted in the second quarter including, including trade, catering and accommodation which contracted 1.5% and mining and quarrying contracted 3.5%. The most heavily impacted industry was agriculture which shrunk by 7.7% in the quarter, followed by manufacturing, which contracted by 5.9%, the data showed. GDP contracted 0.7% in the second quarter in quarter on quarter, seasonally adjusted and non-annualised terms, data showed on Tuesday. The size of the economy was cut to R1.142-trillion, back to pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter of 2019 at R1.148-trillion. South Africa’s economy contracted back to pre-pandemic size in the second quarter, weakened by floods that disrupted operations at a key export hub and the country’s worst-ever power cuts, data from the statistics agency showed.

This is slightly better than expected. The median expectation among economists polled by a Bloomberg survey was for a contraction of 0.8% in the second quarter.

Last year, the South African economy grew by 4.9% as it started to recover from a 6.4% slump in 2020 due to pandemic-related lockdowns. Manufacturing is the largest industry in KwaZulu-Natal, accounting for a fifth of national manufacturing production, Statistics SA reported. Load shedding took a heavy toll on industries. The agriculture industry decreased by 7.7% in the second quarter, while the mining and quarrying industry shrank by 3.5%. Economic activity in the manufacturing industry shrank by 5.9%, in part due to the impact of flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, which killed more than 400 people and wrecked infrastructure in April. The median expectation among economists polled by a Bloomberg survey was for a contraction of 0.8% in the second quarter.

South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022, Stats SA reported on Tuesday (6 September).

Decreased economic activities were reported for animal products. While households remain under pressure, spending is up, spurring some economic activity. It comes after surprise growth in the first quarter of the year – though this has also been revised downward from 1.9% to 1.7%. The main contributors to growth in HFCE were expenditures on the ‘other’ category (3.2% and contributing 0.4 of a percentage point), restaurants (6.2% and contributing 0.3 of a percentage point), communication (1.5% and contributing 0.1 of a percentage point), health (1.0% and contributing 0.1 of a percentage point), and transport (0.6% and contributing 0.1 of a percentage point). The agriculture industry decreased by 7.7% in the second quarter, contributing -0.2 of a percentage point to GDP growth. Household final consumption expenditure (HFCE) increased by 0.6% in the second quarter, contributing 0.4 of a percentage point to total growth. The trade, catering and accommodation industry decreased by 1.5%, contributing -0.2 of a percentage point to GDP growth. The manufacturing industry decreased by 5.9% in the second quarter, contributing -0.7 of a percentage point to GDP growth. Mining and quarrying decreased by 3.5%, contributing -0.2 of a percentage point to GDP growth. Expenditure on real gross domestic product decreased by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022, Stats SA said. Seven out of the 10 industries covered by Stats SA recorded a decline in the second quarter, led by the agriculture sector with the manufacturing sector not far behind. South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022, Stats SA reported on Tuesday (6 September).

South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022, according to Stats SA.

The biggest drags on growth were petroleum and chemical products, food and beverages, and transport equipment,” Stats SA said. Mining output was also negatively affected by load shedding.” - Finance, real estate and business services - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Mining - Trade, catering and accommodation,

“The load shedding has been caused by a shortage of generation capacity owing to breakdowns and delays in returning some generating units to service. Story ...

The tender closing date is September 19,” Eskom said. “Eskom said the tender announcement is for a bar-coding and radio frequency identification (RFID) solution within its generation warehouses. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said the breakdown of a generation unit at Arnot, Duvha, Kendal, Medupi and Tutuka power stations, as well as the delays in returning to service a unit to service at Hendrina power station, have exacerbated the capacity constraints.

The power utility has been hit by breakdowns as well as delays returning units to service. Units at Arnot, Duvha, Kendal, Medupi and Tutuka have all broken down ...

[maintenance](/topic/maintenance) and over 16 000MW unavailable due to breakdowns. On Saturday, a unit at Koeberg tripped and it has not yet been returned to [service](/topic/service). [power](/topic/power) utility has been hit by breakdowns as well as delays returning units to [service](/topic/service).

Power utlity Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented on Tuesday, and will run all week.

In a more load shedding-heavy scenario, if outages remain above 14,500MW, stage 2 load shedding will be frequent for the foreseeable future. On Saturday morning, 3 September 2022, Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station tripped from full power during the routine testing of the control rod system. Smartphone users can also download the app EskomSePush to receive push notifications when load shedding is implemented, as well as the times the area you are in will be off. If the power utility is unable to keep outages under 16,000MW, load shedding at higher stages becomes the standard. Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 16h00 until 22h00 on Tuesday night. Power utlity Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented on Tuesday, and will run all week.

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said that the city was able to keep the electricity on this week while the rest of the country struggles with stage two ...

CAPE TOWN - Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said that the city was able to keep the electricity on this week while the rest of the country struggles with "The City of Cape Town is very pleased to be able to confirm that we are able to protect Cape Town customers from 2 stages of load shedding, which means that there will be no load shedding today [Tuesday] or tomorrow [Wednesday] so long as national load shedding stays on stage 2." Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said that the city was able to keep the electricity on this week while the rest of the country struggles with stage two power cuts until the weekend.