Eskom load shedding news

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?

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?

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.”

The power utility cited a low electricity demand for the weekend. JOHANNESBURG - Eskom will suspend power outages at midnight. This comes as the country faced ...

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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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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.

Power utility Eskom has announced that it has suspended load shedding for the weekend due to lower weekend demand.

The utility also highlighted that load shedding was implemented only as a last resort in view of the shortage of generation capacity and the need to attend to breakdowns. In a statement the power supplier said that: “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. Power utility Eskom has announced that it has suspended load shedding for the weekend due to lower weekend demand.

Eskom Chief Operations Officer, Jan Oberholzer, has warned of more rolling blackouts on the way for South Africans.

So over and above the 8.5000km, we have to install about 12 sub stations," Oberholzer told delegates. He said it would take another year to a year and a half to get out of the current crisis. Speaking at the AGRI SA Congress this week, Oberholzer added that Eskom needs about R1 trillion to resolve the current load shedding crisis over the next 10 or more years.

While the city of Cape Town has enjoyed more hours of electricity than the rest of the country, Eskom Chief Operating Officer, Jan Oberholzer, has warned of ...

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Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer made this gloomy prediction at the Agri SA congress in Pretoria yesterday, Eye Witness News reports. The country is currently on stage ...

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The power utility says it will give an update on Sunday afternoon, or "as soon as any significant changes occur."

The power utility says it will give an update on Sunday afternoon, or "as soon as any significant changes occur." The power utility cited a lower electricity demand on the weekend as the reason for the suspension.

Eskom has announced it will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 2pm on Saturday after four generating units broke down at the Grootvlei, Camden and Medupi ...

“Breakdowns of four generating units today have forced the implementation of Stage 2 load shedding from 2pm on Saturday. Eskom spokesperson, Sikhonathi Matshantsha said on Saturday that the four units breaking down had forced Eskom to implement Stage 2 load shedding from 2pm on Saturday. Johannesburg - Eskom has announced it will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 2pm on Saturday after four generating units broke down at the Grootvlei, Camden and Medupi power stations.

In a statement released on Saturday afternoon, the power utility said breakdowns at two units at Grootvlei and a unit each at Camden and Medupi power stations ...

[Eskom to suspend load shedding during weekend](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/load-shedding/eskom-suspends-load-shedding-during-weekend/) [said this week](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/load-shedding/another-18-months-load-shedding-on-the-cards/) the country would likely suffer from load shedding for another 12 to 18 months. In a statement released on Saturday afternoon, the power utility said breakdowns at two units at Grootvlei and a unit each at Camden and Medupi power stations meant load shedding would continue “until further notice”.

Once again load shedding creeps in over the weekend. Eskom announced Stage 2 would take effect from 2pm today (Saturday, 15 September).

Breakdowns of four generating units have forced the implementation of Stage 2 loadshedding from 14:00 on Saturday. According to Eskom Breakdowns of four generating units have forced the implementation of Stage 2 load shedding. It explained that load shedding is implemented as a last resort in view of the shortage of generation capacity and the need to attend to breakdowns.

Eskom will implement stage two load-shedding from 2pm on Saturday after breakdowns of four generating units, the utility said on Saturday.

Half a day after suspending load shedding, power utility Eskom says rolling blackouts will have to be implemented again due to breakdowns.

Load shedding was suspended last weekend for a little over a day before breakdowns forced rolling blackouts to return. “We need another year or year-and-a-half to get out of this,” Oberholzer said at the Agri SA conference near Johannesburg on Thursday. Further, a delay in returning a generating unit to service at Lethabo Power Station has contributed to the capacity shortages,” Eskom said. These were two units at Grootvlei and a unit each at Camden and Medupi power stations. For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on 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. Load shedding was downgraded to stage 1 on Friday, following stage 2 for most of the week. For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here: Before being suspended, Eskom was on the longest load shedding streak in history, carrying the schedules over 32 days. Earlier this week, Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said that the country will be dealing with persistent load shedding for at least 18 months before new generating capacity can be added to the grid. “Breakdowns of four generating units today have forced the implementation of Stage 2 load shedding from 14h00 on Saturday. The group said that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 14h00 on Saturday and will continue until further notice.

Eskom on Saturday blamed the breakdown of four generating units for the implementation of Stage 2 load shedding from 2pm. South Africans barely experienced one ...

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Breakdowns of four generating units have forced the implementation of Stage 2 loadshedding from 14:00 on Saturday.