Load-shedding continues until Friday
Stage 6 will once again be implemented this afternoon while lower stages of load-shedding will continue in the coming days after
Despite indications that the upcoming wage negotiations will be positive – and unions, therefore, urging their members to ‘normalise the situation’ at power stations – Eskom says that many workers have failed to report for work.
The manpower shortage as a result of the illegal strike has caused routine maintenance to be postponed. This has caused a backlog that will take days and even weeks to clear, Eskom says.
The load-shedding schedule for today until Friday morning is as follows:
- Today from 16:00 until 22:00 – stage 6.
- Tonight from 22:00 until midnight – stage 4.
- From midnight until 05:00 tomorrow – stage 2.
- Tomorrow from 05:00 until midnight – stage 4.
- From midnight tomorrow until 05:00 on Friday – stage 2.
Eskom says 3 161MW are currently on planned maintenance while 17 395MW are unavailable due to unplanned breakdowns.
The power utility warned that load-shedding schedules can change at short notice.
As previously communicated, Stage 6 loadshedding will regretfully be implemented at 16:00 until 22:00 this evening. Stage 4 will then continue to be implemented until midnight and on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/UPnyTk8ILK
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) June 29, 2022
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