Load shedding downgraded from Wednesday
Due to some recovery in generation capacity over the past 48 hours, load shedding will be reduced to Stage 3 from 05:00 on Wednesday until 16:00.
Breakdowns currently total 13 949MW of generating capacity while 4 322MW of generating capacity is out of service for planned maintenance. Eskom suspended Stage 5 load shedding on Monday"due to some recovery in the generation capacity over the past 24 hours", it said. "During the same period a generating unit each at Kriel, Medupi and Tutuka power stations were taken offline for repairs. The return to service of a generating unit each at Duvha, Medupi, Tutuka and two units at Hendrina power stations are delayed.
Breakdowns are currently at 16 469MW of generating capacity while 4 652MW of generating capacity is out of service for planned maintenance.Eskom has announced that there will not be any Stage 5 load shedding for the week, as previously communicated; however, Stage 4 will continue until further notice. 06 March 19:25Stage 4 and 5 load shedding will continue to be implemented throughout the week, Eskom said on Monday evening.
Breakdowns currently amount to 17 622MW of generating capacity while 4 659MW of generating capacity is out of service for planned maintenance. Following the failure of five generating units today, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 tomorrow whereafter Stage 4 loadshedding will resume until further notice.Following the failure of five generating units on Monday, Stage 5 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 on Tuesday, Eskom said.
Thereafter, Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 05:00 until 16:00 followed by Stage 3 load shedding until 05:00 on Monday morning.03 March 11:34Rudi Dicks, head of project management in the office of the Presidency: A one stop shop for energy is being formed at the DTIC . That is being replicated for energy applications. The details around this are being finalised.Cassim says that the preference is to not increase load shedding. We should not accept stage 6 load shedding.
Creecy said that on a case-by-case basis, legal advice will be taken on whether it is viable to shorten timeframes for applications for environmental authorisation.Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Barbara Creecy says the regulations allow for streamlining of environmental regulations – for the duration of the state of disaster.
Eskom has long estimated that it kills a couple of hundred people a year through bad air. Independent research suggests the number is in the thousands – and that the company is on track to kill closer to 80 000 people within years, not counting the impact of climate change.
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