Stage 4 load-shedding implemented until further notice
Further generating capacity loss has been cited as the reason for maintaining the stage.
Stage 4 load-shedding will continue to be implemented until there are any significant changes to the system, Eskom says.
The power utility notes that varied stages of rolling blackouts, as announced earlier today, will not be a possibility due to further generating capacity loss.
Eskom this afternoon said breakdowns amounted in excess of 15 000MW generating capacity loss, while more than 7 000MW was unavailable due to planned maintenance.
#LoadsheddingUpdate 21:25:
Due to higher than anticipated demand and failure of some generating units, Stage 4 Loadshedding will be implemented until further notice.
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 31, 2023
Stage 4 Loadshedding was implemented at 13:11 today due to a higher than anticipated demand experienced. This will continue until 05:00 on Saturday morning wherein the previously communicated schedule will resume.
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 31, 2023
Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 on Saturday. Thereafter, loadshedding will be implemented at Stages 3, 4 and 2 on Saturday and Sunday pic.twitter.com/YALQEdlISL
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 31, 2023
