Eskom implemented Stage 2 load shedding from 9:00am to 11:00 am 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.
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Group 2
Arcadia
Bethelsdorp Village
Blue Horizon Bay – FBH
Boxes & Shooks – TBS
Buffelsfontein Old Age Home
Buffelsfontein Rd
Charlo
Chatty
Circular Drive
Cleary Estate
Cleary Park
Ext 28 (St. Elizabeth Street area)
Fairview
Gamtoos
Gamtoos Hotel – GHL
Gamtoos Pumps – SGP
Gedultsriver – FGR
Greenshields Park
Heath Park (Bethelsdorp Side and around PE College)
Heugh Rd – 6th Ave to William Moffett
Hillside
Hillside
Kleinskool
Loerie Pumps – SLL
Mangold Park (Section)
Matjiesfontein – TFM
Moffett
Mount Pleasant
NMMU (Vista)
Nokton Farm – NFL
Overbaakens
Rocklands – FCR
Salsoneville
Salt Lake
Sanctor
Springfield
St Albans – SAL
Thornhill
Thornhill Farmers – TFM
Vaalkrans – GVK
Van Stadens Gorge – VMW
Walmer 6th Ave to William
Walmer Downs
West End
William Moffett
Windvogel
Witteklip – FCW
Woodridge – FCW
Eskom today explained why it is implementing stage two loadshedding – which entails dropping 2,000MW from the grid through rotational outages nationwide to prevent it from tripping.
The utility, which supplies 95% of the country’s energy needs, said in a statement the electricity system has been severely constrained this week.
“As a result of the loss of additional generation, delays in the return to service of units that are on planned maintenance and limited diesel supply, it has become necessary to implement stage two rotational loadshedding from 09am until 23:00 in order to protect the power system from total collapse,” the power utility said.
According to the power utility, they had warned at a briefing in September that to avoid loadshedding, unplanned breakdowns needed to be continued below 9,500MW.
Eskom said generator breakdowns were experienced beyond 10,500MW and there would be usage of emergency resources which may lead to loadshedding if supply constraints continued for a long duration.
“The supply constraints are caused by, among others, five generating units that are unavailable due to boiler tube leaks.”
Eskom said the conveyor belt supplying Medupi power station with coal had failed on Saturday, which resulted in low volumes of coal being supplied to the station.
“Due to the shortage of generating capacity from coal-fired generation, the pumped storage OCGT (Open-cycle gas turbine) generators have been used extensively since Saturday, which has led to a decline in the dam levels and diesel tank levels.”
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