[ICYMI] Eskom confirms Koeberg unit going offline
There will be more dark days ahead. Eskom has ramped power cuts up to Stage 6 until further notice. It blames a large number of breakdowns at several generation units. To discuss this further, we are joined by Eskom's spokesperson Sikonathi Matshatsha. #dstv403Koeberg's Unit 1 is going offline on Wednesday night.The loss of other generating units has forced the power utility to ramp up blackouts to Stage 6 until Friday morning.
Eskom has also been forced to conserve fuel reserves for its diesel-fired gas turbines, given budget constraints.
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