Why Stage 6 load shedding

Municipalities are urging residents to use water sparingly as stage 6 load-shedding starts taking a toll on infrastructure and the provision of services in ...

“Power-cuts are having a devastating effect on households and livelihoods, investment and economic climate. This is totally unacceptable. The frequency of ...

Eskom plans to reduce load-shedding to stage 4 and stage 2 over the coming weekend. In a statement issued late Friday afternoon, the utility said it would ...

MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Service (EISD) Councillor Michael Sun. Photo: Thabisile Mgwali. As blackouts and instances of cable theft are likely to ...

Energy expert Ted Blom has described national power utility Eskom as a walking catastrophe, with South African's unlikely to see an end to Eskom's problems.

Eskom announced that Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented at 5am on Saturday morning until 5am on Sunday morning.

Eskom will publish a further update as soon as there are any significant changes,” the utility said in a statement. [ Kusile Power Station](https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/news/tshwane-says-load-shedding-damaging-electricity-infrastructure-504d71fd-5939-4b43-9b83-cc3ed9cd71db), will further reduce available generation capacity and exacerbate the occurrence of load shedding during the next 6 - 12 months. [Eskom](https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/explained-if-eskom-implements-a-higher-stage-of-load-shedding-this-is-what-it-could-mean-eff3e438-27a3-46a4-8b95-fab2dd123adf) announced that Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented at 5am on Saturday morning until 5am on Sunday morning. [Eskom ](https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/city-power-adds-two-more-hours-of-stage-5-load-shedding-for-joburg-residents-8ef0e842-e13e-4409-9238-bc45911c92ab)has been forced to strictly preserve the remaining diesel for any extreme emergency situations such as multiple, simultaneous trips of generators. [power stations](https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/only-god-can-save-us-says-energy-expert-ted-blom-as-he-tells-mzansi-to-brace-for-stage-8-load-shedding-c2483c24-1048-4b0f-bf11-5170a63e4845) were taken offline for repairs and planned maintenance. “Load shedding will then be reduced to Stage 2 at 5am on Sunday until 5am on Monday morning.

The Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, has directed the management and board to work hard to get the country out of stage six (6) loadshedding with immediate effect. “I met the board of Eskom yesterday. I have directed them to meet and act ...

“We have had to call on law-enforcement agencies to show a stronger presence at all Eskom power stations. “I met the board of Eskom yesterday. “Power-cuts are having a devastating effect on households and livelihoods, investment and economic climate.

The power utility says a generating unit each has now returned to service at the Arnot, Duvha, Kriel, Kendal, Grootvlei, Matimba and Medupi power stations.

Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Saturday morning and be reduced to Stage 2 on Sunday The power utility says a generating unit each has now returned to service at the Arnot, Duvha, Kriel, Kendal, Grootvlei, Matimba, and Medupi power stations. The power utility says a generating unit each has now returned to service at the Arnot, Duvha, Kriel, Kendal, Grootvlei, Matimba and Medupi power stations.

Some ANC national executive committee members argued in a meeting on Friday that Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter should face the chop, but others said the party ...