Power utility Eskom has announced that load shedding will be escalated to stage 6 indefinitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the increase in generation planned maintenance, as well as the loss of a further two generation units on Monday, the utility said that Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from 05h00 on Tuesday until further notice.
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\u201cOvernight, a further two units at Lethabo and Matla power stations will need to be shutdown for urgent repairs,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eskom will publish another update should any significant changes occur.
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Breakdowns are currently at 16,210MW of generating capacity while the capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 5,894MW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Sunday, a generating unit each at Kriel and Medupi power stations was taken offline for repairs.
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In the same period a generating unit at Arnot, Kendal, Kriel and Lethabo powe stations were returned to service.
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The delay in returning to service a generating unit each at Hendrina and Tutuka power stations is also contributing to the current capacity constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Schedules <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Smartphone users can also download the app EskomSePush to receive push notifications when load shedding is implemented, as well as the times the area you are in will be off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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