Eskom says it is experiencing “a shortage of generating capacity”.
The state-owned power utility was
between 05:00 and 16:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and implement stage 2 power cuts between 16:00 and 05:00 the following morning.“Eskom will provide an update later this afternoon,” it stated. On Thursday, Eskom chief nuclear officer Keith Featherstone said in an online briefing that they expect to finish maintenance on the first of two units at the 1,940-megawattThe steam generator replacement on unit one was scheduled to be finished in early June, but unanticipated logistical obstacles along with issues integrating a local workforce slowed the timeline, Featherstone said.Maintenance on the second unit will begin days after the first is finished, said Featherstone.
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