Eskom move loadshedding schedule back to level two
Loadshedding has been moved back to stage 2 from 9pm tonight, Eskom has confirmed.
The Power Utility downgraded their alert level to stage one yesterday but say a severe loss of generation power left them with no choice.
Stage two will be implemented until Saturday at 5am.
There’s been a further loss of generating capacity at the Medupi, Arnot, Duvha and Kendal power stations.
Eskom says they have seen an increase in demand, which has put a further strain on the emergency generation reserves today.
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“The contributing factors for the losses are boiler tube leaks and units tripping, as well as the delay in the return to service of a single unit at the Kendal power station. Higher than anticipated demand today has also contributed to the extensive use of emergency generation resources.”
Eskom currently has 6 052MW on planned maintenance, while another 12 690MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns and delays.
