South Africa
#Eskom: Stage 4 blackouts Sunday afternoon─── 06:10 Sun, 10 Jul 2022
Due to the loss of five large generation units over the past 36 hours, as well as the delay in returning five units to service, load-shedding will regrettably be increased to Stage 3 (previously communicated Stage 2) at 07:00 -16:00 on Sunday.
Three units at Kendal, and one each at the Tutuka and Majuba Power Stations were forced offline to perform emergency repairs. The return to service of a unit each at the Medupi, Arnot, Camden, Kriel and Duvha Power Stations has been delayed.
Regrettably Stage 4 load-shedding will have to be implemented at 05:00 – 00:00 on Monday. Load-shedding will then be reduced to Stage 2 from midnight until 05:00 on Tuesday. This load-shedding sequence is likely to be repeated throughout the week.
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— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) July 9, 2022
Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented on Sunday afternoon, with varying stages of loadshedding implemented during the week. pic.twitter.com/tQB70UlK3J
We currently have 4 597MW on planned maintenance, while another 16 457MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
As the generation capacity shortages persist over the next few weeks, load-shedding will continue to be implemented at various stages. Eskom cautions the public that it will still take a few weeks for the power generation system to recover.
Eskom would like to remind the public that load-shedding is implemented only as a last resort to protect the national grid. We therefore urge all South Africans to continue using electricity sparingly especially during these uncertain times on the power system.
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