Stage 2 load-shedding

The national power utility has yet again extended load shedding this time until the end of the working week.

There is unfortunately confirmed extensive damage at our Shallcross substation, which could take up to 48 hours to repair, [and] unfortunately, some customers in this area will remain off for now. “Since Tuesday a generation unit each at Camden, Kriel, Kusile, Matla and Medupi power stations were returned to service. It said the strong winds and lightning around 07:00 pm to 08:30pm appeared to have been the primary cause of the faults, but “this cannot be confirmed 100% at this stage.” “Our teams are working around the clock to restore supply to as many customers as quickly as possible, but at this juncture, we cannot provide specifics until we have completed our inspections, which cover an extensive area of overhead HV lines from the Klaarwater area as far as Waterfall in the outer west,” the municipality said. “This is done in a controlled and very careful sequence to limit the risk of further faults and further damage. Eskom said that it will attempt to limit the amount of rolling blackouts during the evening to try and limit the impact it has on the economy and population. In a statement on Wednesday, the municipality said the City’s Electricity Unit started to restore supply on Tuesday night, area by area. An explosion at the 275kv Klaarwater electricity substation, which is a key supply point to the City from Eskom, occurred on Tuesday evening, causing multiple power outages across large parts of Durban and surrounding areas. Stage 2 loadshedding will continue to be implemented on Wednesday and Thursday at 16:00 –00:00 and be reduced to Stage 1 on Friday EThekwini Municipality said Wednesday, that electricity has been restored in most areas affected by a major power outage following a trip at its Klaarwater major substation, which left many parts of the city in the dark. National power utility Eskom has announced the continuation of stage 2 load shedding from Wednesday (12 October) until Thursday (13 October) between 16:00 and 00:00. The company noted that stage 1 load shedding will follow on Friday (14 October) between 16:00 and 00:00.