Mzansi’s power utility Eskom has announced that Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 on Wednesday, 11 January until further notice.
In a statement, Eskom said stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 on Wednesday continuously until further notice, due to the severe capacity constraints.
“Eskom will continue to manage the limited emergency generation reserves to supplement generation capacity. Eskom will publish a further update as soon as there are any significant changes. Eleven generators amounting to 5 084MW of capacity suffered breakdowns since Tuesday morning. further reducing available capacity and necessitating the increase in the stages of load shedding,” the statement read.
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Eskom says a unit each at the Camden, Duvha, Grootvlei, Hendrina, and Kendal and two units each at Kriel, Majuba, and Matla power stations. A unit each at Camden, Duvha, Hendrina, Kriel, Matimba, and Matla power stations have returned to service. representing 2 540MW of capacity.
Planned maintenance is currently 5 739MW while breakdowns amount to 18 041MW of capacity.
The power utility requested the public to reduce the usage of electricity and to exercise patience and tolerance during this difficult period.
