Eskom ups daytime load shedding to Stage 3 for Thursday
Eskom will implement Stage 3 load shedding from 8am until 10pm on Thursday.
The embattled power utility says the country will be moved back to Stage 2 after 10 pm.
“Although there has been a slight improvement in generation performance today (Wednesday), we have unfortunately had further breakdowns at Kusile, Matla and Tutuka Power Stations.
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"Regretfully, this means Eskom has to implement Stage 3 load shedding from 08:00 until 22:00 on Thursday. This is in order to continue replenishing the emergency generation reserves, which have been depleted.
"These emergency reserves are required to respond to emergencies in order to maintain the stability of the national grid,” says Eskom spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
This follows the short notice warning on Wednesday afternoon, South Africa was suddenly dumped into Stage 4 load shedding through the afternoon.
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Mantshantsha has once again warned that the generation capacity constraints will continue for the foreseeable future.
“Breakdowns currently total 13 995MW of capacity, while planned maintenance is 1 273MW of capacity.These capacity constraints will continue for the foreseeable future and all South Africans are urged to reduce their use of electricity.”
