Eskom has provided an update on its load-shedding plans for the rest of the week.
Eskom will continue implementing low levels of day-time load-shedding for at least the next two days.Thereafter, load-shedding will increase to stage 3 during the evening period — 16:00 to midnight — as previously communicated.From 05:00 until 16:00 on Thursday and Friday, the utility will implement stage 1 load-shedding.At the time of its statement, Eskom said its breakdowns amounted to 16,356MW of generating capacity, while planned maintenance resulted in another 3,023MW being unavailable.
“Over the past 24 hours, a generating unit each at Duvha, Grootvlei and Majuba power stations was returned to service,” Eskom said. “In the same period, a generation unit each at Kriel and Majuba power stations were taken out of service due to breakdowns.” Eskom explained that delays in returning to service a generating unit each at Grootvlei, Hendrina and Tutuka power stations are contributing to the current capacity constraints.Load-shedding schedule 28–30 June 2023
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