Eskom announced rolling blackouts again this morning, saying they were expected to continue through the weekend.

Caused by breakdowns at power generation plants last night, stage 2 loadshedding begins at 8am and continues until 10pm tonight.

Eskom’s media desk said there was a high possibility that Stage 2 may be escalated to Stage 3 for the evening peak.

The delay of the return to service of two units at Duvha and Tutuka and the breakdowns of four units at Kriel, Tutuka, and Kendal are the main problem, removing more than 2 000MW of capacity from the system.

“The generating plant continues to perform at low levels of reliability, any unexpected shift such as an increase in unplanned breakdowns could result in a change in the loadshedding stage at short notice.

“We urge the public to continue reducing electricity usage to help us minimise loadshedding.”

Loadshedding times

KwaDukuza Southern Grid (Zinkwazi to Zimbali):

Stage 2: 2pm – 4.30pm

Stage 3: 2pm – 4.30pm

KwaDukuza Northern Grid (Tinley Manor to Zinkwazi):

Stage 2: 6pm – 8:30pm

Stage 3: 10:00 – 12:30pm; 6pm – 8.30pm

Tongaat Beach:

Stage 2: 8pm – 10pm

Stage 3: 8pm – 10pm

Mandini A:

Stage 2: 4pm – 6.30pm

Stage 3: 4pm – 6.30pm

Mandini (16):

Stage 2: 4pm – 6.30pm

Stage 3: 4pm – 6.30pm

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