'You people are running that plant like a shebeen,' said one user.
The celebrations of the Easter weekend have been quickly forgotten after Eskom announced the ramping up of load-shedding from stage 2 to stage 4 on Tuesday morning.“Regretfully, Eskom has just been forced to implement stage 4 load-shedding at 7.20am following Majuba Unit 5 and Tutuka Unit 4 tripping,” it said in a brief statement.
In a statement on Sunday, Eskom said: “The loss of four additional generation units at Matla, Tutuka, Duvha and Arnot power stations over the past 24 hours, exacerbated by the delay in units returning to service at Camden, Matla, Grootvlei and Tutuka power stations, has unfortunately necessitated the implementation of load-shedding.
We currently have 5,474MW on planned maintenance, while another 17,018MW of capacity is unavailable due to unplanned breakdowns. The power utility is expected to hold a briefing later to update the nation on the current system challenges.
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