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Power utility Eskom announced that stage 3 load shedding will continue this week.
Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented until 05h00 on Thursday, it said. The extended load shedding is required due to a shortage of generation capacity as a result of persistently high levels of breakdowns.
Eskom will publish a further update on Wednesday afternoon or as soon as there are any significant changes.
“Following the shutdown of Camden Power Station due to the de-mineralised water contamination last week, the first of seven generating units returned to service on Saturday evening. The remaining units are anticipated to return to service over the next eight days, while one will remain on planned maintenance,” Eskom said.
A generating unit each at Kusile and Majuba power stations were returned to service. Meanwhile, a generating unit each at Duvha, Kendal, Komati, Kusile, Matimba, Lethabo and Tutuka power stations were taken offline for repairs.
“Furthermore, the delay of two generating units at Kendal power station and one generating unit at Tutuka power station have added to the capacity constraint,” it said.
Emergency generation facilities have been adequately replenished, however.
The group currently has 6,893MW on planned maintenance, while another 16,168MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns
Schedules
For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:
For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.
Smartphone users can also download the app EskomSePush to receive push notifications when load shedding is implemented, as well as the times the area you are in will be off.
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