ESKOM LIVE | Stage 1 load shedding to continue until further notice
Load shedding will continue to be implemented at Stage 1 until further notice, Eskom said in a message on Saturday. "Eskom will provide an update as soon as any significant changes occur," a spokesperson said. Load shedding will be suspended on Sunday, Eskom said, but it's a short reprieve as Stage 1 and Stage 2 will be implemented intermittently thereafter.
Eskom will provide an update as soon as any significant changes occur, the utility said in a statement.Due to some improvements in the generation capacity over the past 24 hours, Stage 3 load shedding will remain in force until further notice, Eskom announced on Wednesday afternoon. A generating unit each at Arnot, Grootvlei, Kriel, and Tutuka power stations has been returned to service. During the same period a generating unit each at Lethabo, and two units at Kriel power stations were taken offline for repairs. The return to service of a generating unit each at Hendrina and Medupi power stations is delayed.
Eskom said that over the past 24 hours, a generating unit at Arnot Power Station was successfully returned to service. The return to service of a generating unit each at Hendrina, Medupi and Tutuka, power stations has been delayed. The repairs to the damaged towers from Cahora Bassa in Mozambique are continuing and are anticipated to be completed by early next week, Eskom said.
A generating unit each at Camden, Lethabo, Kriel, Majuba and Matimba power stations has been successfully returned to service during this period. Furthermore, the return to service of a generating unit each at Hendrina, Medupi and Tutuka power stations was delayed, and the repairs to the damaged towers from Cahora Bassa is taking longer than anticipated, Eskom said.After 05:00 on Tuesday, load shedding will be reduced to Stage 3 until 16:00. Stage 4 will then be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 on Wednesday morning, Eskom said.
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