Eskom warns Stage 6 power cuts are likely
State-owned power utility Eskom has warned that South Africa could see load-shedding escalate to Stage 6 by Tuesday evening unless its situation improves drastically.Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said that capacity loss due to breakdowns was 14,204MW.Another 3,218MW of capacity is offline due to scheduled maintenance.
Medupi and Tutuka power stations lost three generating units each, while Kriel, Kusile, Kendal, and Duvha each lost one.De Ruyter said Eskom plans to return 3,400MW to service by 17:00 this afternoon.However, De Ruyter stated that it is not clear whether Eskom could return the capacity to the grid due to ongoing illegal strikes at its power plants.
Chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer explained that the expected generation deficit for today’s evening peak sits at 1,400MW, even with Stage 4 load-shedding taken into account. He added that Eskom would therefore need to return the offline units to operation well ahead of the evening peak to prevent increasing power cuts to Stage 6.
“We are communicating proactively with the South African public so they can plan accordingly,” said De Ruyter.
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