LOADSHEDDING ALERT: ‘Hello, darkness my old friend’
South Africans must prepare themselves as Eskom warns of possible Stage 4 loadshedding this weekend.
Eskom has just issued an alert of high risk of loadshedding after more than 10 months of uninterrupted power supply.
The surprise statement comes a day after the National Energy Regulator of SA said that Eskom’s electricity tariffs will increase by 12.7% from April 1.
This was well below Eskom’s request of 36.1% for 2025/26.
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane said this is a potentially temporary setback.
“Loadshedding is largely behind us due to the structural improvements in our generation fleet. However, over the past seven days, we have experienced several breakdowns that require extended repair times,” said Marokane.
“This has necessitated the use of all our emergency reserves, which now need to be replenished. Consequently, we are closely monitoring the status of our current emergency reserves, and loadshedding up to Stage 4 may be implemented over the weekend.”
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