Eskom takes it up a notch with stage 4 loadshedding

Eskom has announced stage 4 loadshedding from 09:00 on Wednesday until 05:00 on Friday.

 

This was due to further failures of generation units, according to the power utility.

 

“It is with a great deal of disappointment that Eskom has to inform the public that further failures overnight of generation units has necessitated the implementation of stage 4 loadshedding starting at 09:00 this morning. Unfortunately, this has to continue until 05:00 on Friday. Thereafter loadshedding will be lowered to stage 2 until 05:00 on Monday morning,” Eskom said in a statement.

 

https://twitter.com/Eskom_SA/status/1501431276485713924

 

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Eskom said it would continuously review the situation and act appropriately as circumstances change.

“Overnight a unit each at Kendal, Duvha, Camden and Kusile power stations tripped. Since then, we have returned four units to service. However, these units still need to ramp up to full output, which necessitates a high usage of emergency generation reserves today.

 

“This being the fourth day of extremely high diesel usage, the emergency reserves are being depleted faster than can be replenished.”

 

Eskom said stage 4 loadshedding would give them the space required to replenish the emergency reserves.

 

Here is your loadshedding schedule for the day:

 

 

 

 

 

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