Stage 1 load shedding scheduled from noon until this evening

Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe tweeted today that Eskom would implement stage 1 load shedding from 11.30am until 9pm this evening.

Phasiwe said this was due to the power utility’s power generation units tripping multiple times.

#PowerUpdate: Eskom will implement stage 1 loadshedding from 11:30 until 21:00 due to multiple trips of its power generation units.

— Khulu Phasiwe (@KhuluPhasiwe) June 15, 2018

In a previous tweet, Phasiwe said acts of intimidation and sabotage continued today at some of Eskom’s power stations in the wage strike held by unions.

These acts, Phasiwe said, threatened the security of power supply.

“Eskom will continue to provide regular updates about the state of the power system through various media platforms,” he tweeted.

#PowerUpdate: Acts of intimidation and sabotage continue today at some of Eskom’s power stations, a move that has begun to threaten the security of power supply. Eskom will continue to provide regular updates about the state of the power system through various media platforms. pic.twitter.com/CPBL4AnPfA

— Khulu Phasiwe (@KhuluPhasiwe) June 15, 2018

The entity obtained a court interdict against the picketing union members, prohibiting them from intimidating workers and contractors who are not part of the strike, the hijacking of coal trucks and the sabotaging of the power utility’s electricity infrastructure.

#PowerUpdate: Eskom has obtained a court interdict which essentially prohibits:
– the intimidation of workers and contractors who are not part of the illegal industrial action;
– the highjacking of coal trucks; and
– the sabotaging of Eskom's electricity infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/wM2gERnz8P

— Khulu Phasiwe (@KhuluPhasiwe) June 15, 2018

READ MORE: Eskom obtains court interdict against pickets at power stations

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