Eskom cancels loadshedding for the evening
However, Stage 1 will be implemented tomorrow from 4pm.
Eskom has this evening confirmed that load-shedding is cancelled until 4pm tomorrow.
Citing an improved generation capacity as the reason for the cancellation, Eskom said in a statement that four generation units were returned to service today and a further two are expected to return to service tomorrow.
However, two more units will be taken offline tonight for urgent maintenance.
The power utility said that as a result, stage 1 load-shedding is expected to be implemented between 4pm and 10pm tomorrow and that the system remains unreliable and vulnerable.
“Unplanned breakdowns amount to 9 424MW of capacity, adding to the 5 246MW currently out on planned maintenance,” said Eskom.
“Eskom teams are working around the clock to return as many of these generation units to service as possible.”
Links
- For more information, visit the official Eskom website by clicking here.
- To check your local loadshedding schedule, click here.
We have cancelled Stage 1 for this evening. No loadshedding to be implemented tonight.
Tomorrow, we will implement loadshedding Stage 1 from 16:00 until 22:00.Full statement to follow shortly.
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) September 8, 2020
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