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10 March’s Loadshedding Menu of Darkness – Stage FOUR

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Eskom escalated Stage 2 declared at 9:00 am and implemented Stage 4 load shedding from 2:00pm as a result of plant breakdowns/increased power supply/tea lady at head office tripping the main breaker/rain on the coal supply/general petulance/upcoming elections/misguided support of Another Night of Candles.

Loadshedding is expected to continue throughout the week.

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It is envisaged that load shedding may continue for the rest of the week.

Eskom says there have been delays in returning some generation units that were expected to return to service yesterday. They will now only return during the course of the week.

This has put additional pressure on the system and necessitated a continuation of load shedding. The teams are hard at work returning the units to service.

“As the ageing fleet is currently constrained, unpredictable and vulnerable, we advise South Africans that the stage of load shedding may change at short notice should there be any unexpected change in the generation system performance. Demand has also incrementally risen since January.

“It is only through partnership between Eskom and all stakeholders that we may soon emerge from these difficult times.

“We urge every South African to co-operate in managing electricity consumption with care to help us minimise load shedding. We thank you for co-operation and understanding so far,” Eskom said.

Unplanned breakdowns or outages were at 11 386MW as at 6:55 this morning and planned maintenance outages are at 5 340MW.

Customers are requested to continue to use electricity sparingly and to assist Eskom to reduce demand.

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