Have you got candles ready for a possible escalation in load-shedding?
Eskom has spoken about the possibility of stage 6 load-shedding during the coldest months of the year. Stock photo.Eskom has hinted at the possibility of escalating load-shedding to stage 6 should the power grid come under further strain.
The power utility announced stage 2 load-shedding last week, increasing it to stage 4 from early on Tuesday morning until Friday. Eskom gave no prior notice before escalating the blackouts and said it was “forced” to do so after trips at Majuba unit 5 and Tutuka unit 4.load-shedding would be reassessed later this week.being necessary this week. We are hoping that will continue to be the case,” Dukashe said.
“The entity’s old generation fleet is on life support and is constantly tripping, resulting in power outages being announced at short and debilitating notice,” he said“It is high time our demands are addressed. The dire situation in KwaZulu-Natal is being compounded by electricity supply issues which affect the ability, inter alia, to pump much-needed water supplies.
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