ESKOM LIVE | LoadShedding downgraded to Stage 2 in the evenings next week | Fin24
Load shedding will remain on Stage 3 on Friday, and be downgraded to Stage 2 in the evening peak on Saturday and Sunday.
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South Africa is preparing steps to accelerate an increase in electricity supply after state power utility Eskom implemented record power cuts. On Friday, load shedding may be downgraded to Stage 3, which may be eased to Stage 2 over the weekend.11 July 10:07 Load shedding will be increased to Stage 3 at 07:00 to 16:00 on Sunday. Stage 4 will take effect from 16:00 and 00:00, and then reduced to Stage 2 until 05:00 on Monday.
The power utility said on Thursday that seven generation units have been returned to service since its last statement, but another six generating units that had needed urgent repairs during the strike have been taken offline for repairs.Furthermore, 600MW of capacity from the Hydroelectrica de Cahora Bassa in Mozambique was returned to service, and emergency reserves have been replenished somewhat.
"Depending on several possibilities - including the workforce fully returning to work to conduct much needed repairs to equipment - it is anticipated loadEskom, unions ink wage deal It would also take weeks for the system to recover from workers' absence as the maintenance backlog clears. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the National Union of Mineworkers have accepted Eskom's one-year 7% wage deal in principle and will sign an agreement to this effect imminently.
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