Loadshedding outlook: Stage 4 power cuts to continue until Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Things are expected to get a whole lot worse, here's why.
Things are expected to get a whole lot worse, here's why.
Eskom was forced to escalate loadshedding to Stage 4 due to ongoing labour action.
Two generation units were lost at Majuba and Medupi, Eskom confirmed.
Any further breakdowns will exacerbate things, Eskom warned.
There's a 50% chance loadshedding will be escalated above stage 4, Rossouw warned.
Stage 4 loadshedding will be in place from 17:00 on Monday, Eskom warned.
Loadshedding could be escalated beyond stage 2.
The power utility currently has more than 15 000MW of power unavailable due to breakdowns at nine power stations.
The statesman said that it may be difficult to imagine a future without load shedding, but hope exists.
Unplanned breakdowns sit above 13 000MW, Eskom revealed.
De Ruyter said reserve generation capacity at the power utility’s open cycle gas turbines is also recovering sufficiently.
Eskom spent more than R626 million on diesel in April 2022.
A total blackout is unrealistic, Andre de Ruyter stressed.
By all accounts, South Africans may need to prepare for loadsheding all week.
Eskom says it is dealing with a supply situation that may persist all week.
Stage 10 loadshedding is a worst case scenario, Eskom warned.
Eskom says the decision to upgrade loadshedding to stage 4 is necessary to "replenish emergency reserves."
Stage 2 loadshedding will run until 05:00 on Saturday morning.
Things could escalate beyond Tuesday morning, Eskom warned.
Eskom announced that it would be implementing Stage 2 loadshedding from Wednesday morning
The country has not faced load shedding since mid-November last year.
The Koeberg unit will be switched off for five months, Eskom said.
Eskom says reducing its excessive sulphur dioxide emissions holds dire consequences for SA's power system.
Ted Blom warned South Africa to be prepared for stage 4 loadshedding.
Eskom will plunge South Africa into another frustrating period of loadshedding this week.
Eskom CEO confirmed a number of key units are expected to return to service.
No loadshedding this weekend but this promise may not be held for too long.
For the first time in two months, Eskom reduced total breakdowns to around 12 700MW.
Eskom could be on the verge of increasing loadshedding to stage 6, Brian Molefe explains.
Eskom says there is not enough diesel in the country to keep the utility loadshedding at stage 2.