South Africa’s power utility, Eskom will implement stage 2 blackouts from 5 AM starting tomorrow (Monday).
In a statement seen by Pindula News, Eskom said stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Monday until 05:00 on Tuesday.
Stage 2 load-shedding will then be implemented during the evening peaks from 16:00 until midnight on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
Eskom will publish a further update on Wednesday afternoon, or as soon as there are any significant changes.
Since yesterday afternoon a unit each at Tutuka and Matimba power stations were taken offline for repairs.
A unit each at Kendal, Kusile, Matla and Tutuka power stations was returned to service. Added Eskom:
We currently have 4 886MW on planned maintenance, while another 13 792MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
Loadshedding is implemented only as a last resort in view of the shortage of generation capacity and the need to attend to breakdowns.
New research from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research shows that 2022 is exceeding 2021 as the year with the most frequent power cuts, by 228 per cent.