
Stage 2 until Thursday
Ermelo, Conrad Bouwer
08 October
Eskom Media Statement | Friday, 08 October 2021
In order to continue replenishing the emergency generation reserves, and address additional risks, Stage 2 loadshedding will be extended from 21:00 tonight until 05:00 on Thursday.
In order to continue replenishing emergency generation reserves, Eskom regrets to inform the public that Stage 2 loadshedding will be extended throughout the weekend starting from 21:00 this evening until 05:00 on Thursday morning. This loadshedding is also necessary to address other additional risks in the generation fleet.
During this time Eskom will be working hard to return a number of generating units to service and we urge the public to continue using electricity sparingly. Total breakdowns amount to 14 760MW while planned maintenance is 5 277MW of capacity.
Whilst still recovering four units at Tutuka, which had experienced conveyor belt failures, the fleet suffered a cluster of boiler tube leaks within a short period of time.
Emergency reserves have been further depleted today due to breakdowns of a generating unit each at Kusile, Komati and Hendrina power stations. The return of a generating unit at Majuba power station today provided some relief; however, this was insufficient to curb the extensive use of emergency reserves.
Eskom will communicate promptly should there be any significant changes to the power system.
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Issued by: Eskom Media Desk
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