Eskom increases load-shedding without warning after five generating units break down

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Eskom increases load-shedding without warning after five generating units break down
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Eskom has started load-shedding during the day again.

However, it was not to be, with the power utility implementing stage 2 power cuts from 14:00 on Saturday, 14 October, after four generating units broke down during the day.Data from load-shedding tracking app EskomSePush shows that South Africa’s had 2,162 hours of load-shedding in 2022 so far.

This year has been Eskom’s worst on record for rotational power cuts, closing on double the 1,153 load-shedding hours from 2021 — its previous worst. EskomSePush’s raw count of load-shedding hours does not factor in the intensity of power cuts, which have also been worse this year. Eskom implemented a full week of stage 5 and stage 6 power cuts during September, placing huge strain on battery backup systems used by

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