Eskom implements stage 3 load shedding
Eskom announced stage 3 load shedding on
Friday.
It anticipates the planned outages to last until Monday.
The power utility said it lost 2,700 megawatts in the past 14 hours.
Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said they will be using the weekend to replenish the emergency reserves amid ongoing high levels of planned maintenance.
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"This includes Koeberg Unit 2, which was taken offline after being brought back on Wednesday and two Kusile units whose coal operations went sub-optimal following adverse weather in the area," said Mokwena.
"Higher levels of planned maintenance outages aimed at winter preparation and meeting regulatory and environmental licensing requirements are still underway.
"The constrained capacity resulted in the increased reliance on emergency reserves during this week."
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