SA moves to Stage 2 load shedding
Eskom has announced that load shedding will be reduced to Stage 2 starting at 12:00 on Thursday (today), and will be suspended at 05:00 on Friday.
“This has been made possible by the return to service of many of the units that had suffered breakdowns over the past two weeks, and a sufficient recovery in emergency generation reserves. The improved demand response for different stages of load shedding has also enabled a faster than anticipated recovery,” the power utility stated.
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“Total breakdowns have reduced to 11 224MW while planned maintenance is 7 030MW of capacity, as we continue with the reliability maintenance.”
It continues to appeal to all South Africans to continue using electricity sparingly and to switch off non-essential items.
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Source: moneyweb.co.za
