Eskom moves to stage 3 load shedding
Eskom has announced that it will be forced to implement stage 3 load shedding on Tuesday evening from 18h00, until 22h00.
The energy supplier said that it’s system continued to take strain during the day.
It also represents the highest stage reached in load shedding in recent weeks, and follows two days of stage 2 load shedding experienced since Sunday.
Eskom has been forced into rolling blackouts in 2015 following the collapse of one of its coal storage silos, diesel shortages, and maintenance issues.
Stage 3 load shedding allows for 4,000MW of power to be pulled from the grid.
Power shortages in South Africa has curbed economic growth by as much as 10%, while also preventing mass employment opportunities, Dawie Roodt, chief economist at Efficient Group told Bloomberg.
“That is more than 300 billion rand ($25.3 billion), or more than a million job opportunities,” the economist said.
A presentation by the department of public enterprises to parliament at the end of March said that power cuts implemented by Eskom cost South Africa’s economy R80 billion a month.
Load shedding schedules are available on its load shedding website for Eskom customers. Customers can also call 0860 037 566 for information.
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