Eskom load-shedding news

2022 - 10 - 14

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Load shedding suspended for the weekend (BusinessTech)

Power utility Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended at midnight on Friday.

“Due to lower weekend demand load shedding will be suspended at midnight on Friday. Load shedding was suspended last weekend for a little over a day before breakdowns forced rolling blackouts to return. Due to lower weekend demand, loadshedding will be suspended at midnight on Friday.

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Eskom gives load-shedding update — with good news for the ... (MyBroadband)

The state-owned power utility said it could lift rotational power cuts due to lower electricity demand over the weekend. It said it had restored one generation ...

The power utility currently has 5,254MW of generation offline for scheduled repairs, while a further 15,190MW is unavailable due to breakdowns. It said it had restored one generation unit each at the Arnot and Majuba power stations since Wednesday, 12 October. The state-owned power utility said it could lift rotational power cuts due to lower electricity demand over the weekend.

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Jokes' on Eskom as SA moves to Stage 1 load shedding StuffSA (Stuff Magazines)

TikTokers in SA continue to find new ways to put the joke on Eskom as it continues to throw us with one load shedding stage after another...

This is nothing new, the utility Are you shocked? Are you sitting? [confirmed](https://twitter.com/Eskom_SA/status/1580186342809513985/photo/1) stage 2 will be sticking around until at least the end of the week. A quick glance at EskomSePush tells us we’re sitting on 2,096 hours in total. Read More: With no electricity around, you might as well spend your time on social media. So are we. TikTokers in SA continue to find new ways to put the joke on Eskom – even in the dark. Which stage will we be on this weekend? We doubt it. Does Eskom even have an answer to this question?

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Eskom shifts to Stage 1: here's why it's not over (Memeburn)

Power utility Eskom is expected to deescalate from stage 2 load shedding to stage 1 at 4 pm this afternoon. Eskom will limit the amount of rolling blackouts ...

Eskom will endeavor to limit load shedding to night time to have minimal impact on the economy and population.” “Due to the persistent shortage of generation capacity, stage 2 load shedding will continue tonight and Thursday. What are these whispers of a new bank launching in four days?

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Load shedding suspended this weekend (Moneyweb.co.za)

There is currently 5 254MW on planned maintenance, with another 15 190MW of capacity unavailable due to breakdowns. Earlier this week Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer ...

Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended at midnight on Friday, due to lower weekend demand. Earlier this week Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer said the utility needs another year to year-and-a-half to “to get out of this,” and that it may have to implement Stage 2 load-shedding for a lengthy period to allow Eskom to carry out necessary maintenance. “Since Wednesday evening a generation unit each at Arnot and Majuba power stations were returned to service while a generating unit each at Duvha, Hendrina, Lethabo and Tutuka power stations were taken offline for repairs.”

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Eskom to suspend loadshedding for the weekend (Creamer Media's Engineering News)

Since Wednesday evening, a generation unit each at Arnot and Majuba power stations were returned to service, while a generating unit each at Duvha, ...

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Load-shedding reprieve from midnight (TimesLIVE)

Eskom on Friday announced it would be suspending load-shedding from midnight. In a statement, the power utility said its customers would have power ...

“Since Wednesday evening a generation unit each at Arnot and Majuba power stations were returned to service while a generating unit each at Duvha, Hendrina, Lethabo and Tutuka power stations were taken offline for repairs,” said Eskom. Eskom said it was able to give a bit of a reprieve because of lower demand for electricity supply at the weekend. In a statement, the power utility said its customers would have power throughout the weekend.

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