Eskom announced on Sunday that stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented until Thursday morning at 05:00.

“The continued load-shedding is necessary due to the shortage of generation capacity as a result of persistent high levels of breakdowns,” read a media statement that was released this afternoon.

The power utility says it would publish a further update on Wednesday afternoon, or as soon as there are any significant changes.

“Following the shutdown of Camden Power Station due to the de-mineralised water contamination last week, the first of seven generating units returned to service on Saturday evening. The remaining units are anticipated to return to service over the next eight days, while one will remain on planned maintenance.”

Eskom said a generating unit each at Duvha, Kendal, Komati, Kusile, Matimba, Lethabo and Tutuka power stations were taken offline for repairs.

“Furthermore, the delay of two generating units at Kendal power station and one generating unit at Tutuka power station have added to the capacity constraint. Emergency generation facilities have been adequately replenished.”

The power utility says they currently have 6 893MW on planned maintenance, while another 16 168MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.