The Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is set to brief the media on the current state of the electricity grid on Tuesday morning .
Eskom says the escalation in load shedding stages is due to planned maintenance and some emergency repairs that occurred overnight.
According to the statement, a further two units at Lethabo and Matla power stations required to be shut down overnight for urgent repairs.Stage 6 rolling blackouts are being attributed to breakdowns that are currently at 16 210MW of generating capacity while the capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 5 894MW.
Since Sunday, a generating unit each at Kriel and Medupi power stations were taken offline for repairs. In the same period a generating unit at Arnot, Kendal, Kriel and Lethabo power stations were returned to service. Related video: On Sunday, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa addressed a media briefing on the Energy Action Plan:
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