Eskom escalates load-shedding to stage four - The state power utility, saddled with a creaking generation infrastructure, has been forced to increase rolling blackouts to avoid overwhelming the national grid
On Monday afternoon, the utility announced that it was due to shift from stage-two
Eskom, saddled with a creaking generation infrastructure after years of poor maintenance, has been forced to implement intermittent rolling blackouts for the past 13 years or so to avoid overwhelming the national grid. Adding to Eskom’s woes, a generating unit at Arnot power station in Mpumalanga tripped on Monday morning.
Late last month, in a statement accompanying a briefing on the state of Eskom’s operations, the utility conceded that the rotational power cuts were a significant drag on South Africa’s economy — which is still reeling from the blow dealt by the Covid-19 pandemic.noted that increased maintenance has escalated the probability of load-shedding in the short term.
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