Loadshedding: Eskom seeing light at the end of the tunnel?
Eskom hopes that bringing four units at Kusile online will effectively end the need for loadshedding by the end of the year.
Eskom hopes that bringing four units at Kusile online will effectively end the need for loadshedding by the end of the year.
With Eskom suspending loadshedding for a large portion of the weekend, Stage 2 is expected to be implemented again at 16:00 on Monday.
Eskom plans to implement a mix of Stage 2 and 4 loadshedding this week but if demand peaks, those plans could change.
Eskom lowers loadshedding to Stage 4 thanks to less demand and improved performance of its generation fleet.
The Presidency has said that Stage 6 loadshedding is only being applied in the short term, but gave no indication of just how short it is.
Changing at a moment’s notice in recent days, Eskom has outlined the loadshedding schedule for the rest of the week.
This week’s loadshedding could worsen beyond Stage 5 thanks to an incoming cold front and mounting repairs.
Eskom says loadshedding stage 4 will be implemented until further notice as more breakdowns rock the utility.
Shoprite Group, which owns Checkers, says it had to spent R1.3 billion on diesel to keep the lights on at stores across the country.
City Power has purchased 92MW of electricity from non-Eskom sources on the path to eliminate loadshedding in Johannesburg.
South Africa is set to receive back up power equipment from China as part of donations to help public facilities deal with outages.
For some odd reason, Eskom suspended loadshedding today only for the power utility to implement Stage 3 at 16:00 this afternoon.