Eskom does not expect load-shedding to reach stage 8, says De Ruyter

Eskom does not expect load-shedding to reach stage 8, says De Ruyter: Eskom leadership maintained that the power utility did not anticipate the current spate of load-shedding going beyond stage 6 and that the entity had contingency plans if load-shedding…

Image:Eskom leadership maintained the power utility did not anticipate the spate of load-shedding going beyond stage 6 and that the entity had contingency plans if load-shedding got as severe as stage 8.

De Ruyter said a hypothetical total grid collapse would take 10 to 14 days to resolve, hence load-shedding was necessary to prevent a total blackout. De Ruyter said Eskom planned to return Lethabo units four, five and two as well as one unit at Camden, adding that by the end of the day, 3,000MW of capacity should be restored by Monday evening and 6,000MW by the end of the week.

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