Eskom has announced that it will be implementing stage 2 load shedding on Saturday 21 February from 08h00 until about 22h00.<\/p>\n
The group apologized for the inconvenience, saying that it\u00a0“understands the impact this will have on the retail industry in particular and\u00a0on South Africa in general”.<\/p>\n
“We assure all customers that load shedding is done as a last resort, when it is absolutely necessary to protect the power system.”<\/p>\n
Eskom is in the process of\u00a0continuing its maintenance plan to increase the reserve margin and stabilise its grid, but appealed to the public to conserve electricity.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the week, energy department director general Wolsey Barnard warned that it will take 20 to 30 months before Eskom has caught up with maintenance and is back on the right track.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to take time, it\u2019s going to take in the vicinity of 20 to 30 months. But for the next couple of months, we\u2019re going to pay severe attention to get maintenance up, get normality up in the supply,\u201d Barnard told the Africa Energy Indada in Sandton, Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
This was the first step in addressing energy needs in the country and would ensure a \u201csafe\u201d gap between supply and demand.<\/p>\n
\u201cLoad shedding is to protect our network\u2026 to prevent blackouts. The country is not aiming at blackouts.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Eskom’s load shedding forecast, the risk of rolling blackouts remains high for the forseeable future.<\/p>\n
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