Eskom ramps up load-shedding after shutdown of generating units
The load-shedding forecast for the week has taken a dip towards the gloomy side.
Load-shedding will be escalated from 09:00 as a result of the shutdown of two generating units this morning.
Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says that stage 2 power cuts (rather than stage 1) will continue until 16:00.
“Thereafter, stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 on Wednesday, followed by stage 2 load-shedding until 16:00,” she adds.
Mokwena explains this pattern (stage 2 until 16:00 and stage 3 overnight) ‘will be repeated daily until further notice’.
“Eskom will monitor the system and communicate should any significant changes occur,” she concludes.
Tuesday, 21 November 2023: Due to the imminent forced shutdown of two generating units this morning, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 09:00 until 16:00 today. Thereafter, Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 on…
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) November 21, 2023
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