Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be extended until 05h00 on Thursday (14 October) to replenish emergency generation reserves.<\/p>\n
The power cuts are also necessary to address other additional risks in the generation fleet, it said in a statement on Friday evening.<\/p>\n
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha confirmed that this stage 2 load shedding will be continuous until Thursday and would not only run between 21h00 – 05h00 as initially scheduled<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n “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.<\/p>\n “While still recovering four sites at Tutka, which had experienced conveyor belt failures, the fleet suffered a cluster of boiler tube leaks within a short period of time,” Eskom said.<\/p>\n Eskom said that emergency reserves had been further depleted by breakdowns at the Kusile, Komati and Hendrina power stations.<\/p>\n #POWERALERT1<\/a><\/p>\n 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@eNCA<\/a> @News24<\/a> @SABCNews<\/a> @Newzroom405<\/a> @ewnupdates<\/a> @TimesLIVE<\/a> @ewnupdates<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/esGNLmNnS8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) October 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n