Eskom moves load shedding to stage 2
Nationwide load shedding in stage two implemented for the rest of the day.
Eskom has moved from stage one to stage two load shedding as of 11.30am today and this will continue until 10pm.
The national power utility said this is due to a shortage of generation capacity.
“We moved to stage two in order to manage our reserves at our pumped storage schemes and gas turbines so that we can better manage the rest of the week,” said acting chief executive Dan Marokane.
In a statement released this morning Eskom explained that dam levels are low at their pumped storage schemes which use water to generate electricity.
“The dam levels are low because we were not able to pump the water back to full capacity over the weekend. This is a result of us having to use our pumped storage schemes over the weekend to meet demand. Ordinarily, the weekends are used to pump our dam levels to maximum capacity in preparation for the forecasted increased demand in electricity during the week.”
The Ballito area will experience load shedding from 6pm to 8.30pm tonight, according to Eskom’s load shedding schedules.
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