Load shedding to continue throughout Sunday: Eskom
Eskom announced on Saturday evening that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented until 5am on Monday.
The latest round of power cuts is due to one generation unit failing at Kusile, Medupi, and Arnot power stations respectively, as well as a delay in returning a unit to service at Tutuka power station.
"In addition, the failure of the coal conveyors at Medupi led to reduced output at the station," says the power utility's spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
"While this has since been rectified, it will take some time to recover the full operations.
"Furthermore, there was a complete shutdown of the Kendal power station ash plant due to an electrical fault.
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"This required the station’s output to be reduced to a minimum.
"The ash plant has since returned to service, and the ash backlog recovery is in progress.
"These constraints, together with higher demand yesterday and today, have resulted in extensive usage of emergency generation reserves, which will have to be sufficiently recovered for the week ahead.”
