SA is still currently on track for Stage 3 load shedding between 17:00 and 22:00 on Tuesday as a lack of capacity has left the country with evening power cuts for the rest of the week.
Eskom had initially said there would Stage 3 load shedding on Monday night as well, but had to escalate to Stage 4 after a unit tripped at Kusile power station, taking 720MW of generating capacity with it.
The utility still maintains that there will be Stage 2 load shedding from 17:00 and 22:00 every evening from Wednesday onwards for the rest of the week.Eskom is dealing with a number of breakdowns at power stations across the country. While it has cut down on maintenance, as of Monday afternoon there was nearly 2 000 MW of capacity out due to planned work. Total unplanned capacity out was over 17 000 MW on Monday afternoon due to breakdowns.
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