Eskom has announced that due to the severe constraints in the power generation system, it will implement stage 2 loadshedding from 4pm until 10pm today, 18 August.
Stage 2 loadshedding will resume tomorrow, 19 August from 9am until 10pm.
The power utility stated that the breakdown of four units overnight and this morning, as well as the delay in the expected return to service of a unit at Medupi, has resulted in the power system being constrained.
“As the aged generation infrastructure is unreliable and volatile, this constrained power system is expected to persist for the rest of the week, particularly as the cold front hits”, the statement read.
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