Eskom announce stage 2 load shedding for today
According to Eskom, load shedding has been caused by an increase in plant breakdowns exceeding 3 000MW of capacity.
UPDATE – POWER ALERT 2 [Friday 10 July, 11.29am]
Due to the increase in generation unit breakdowns, Eskom has announced that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented starting at noon until 10pm.
According to Eskom, load shedding has been caused by an increase in plant breakdowns exceeding 3 000MW of capacity.
Eskom said it’s working hard to return as many of these generation units to service.
While five generation units were taken off the grid last night and this morning, a breakdown at the Matimba power station has today resulted in the need for load shedding.
Two units at the Arnot power station, as well as a unit each at Kendal, Tutuka and Majuba were taken off the grid last night and this morning.
These removed more than 3 000MW of capacity from the system.
The delayed return to service of a generation unit at the Duvha power station has also added significant pressure to the generation system.
“We urge the public to continue reducing electricity usage to help us minimise load shedding.”
