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And we enter the 6th day in a row of load shedding

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Eskom will resume power cuts for the sixth day in a row when it starts implementing stage 1 load shedding from 06:00 on Friday morning 17 April. This is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening, the utility said. The outlook for the next five days looks just as bleak as demand continuously outstrips supply. The outlook for the next week is: Saturday (18 April): The capacity available to meet that evenings peak demand is 30 165 MW (including open cycle gas turbines) while demand is … [Read more...] about And we enter the 6th day in a row of load shedding

Today’s Load Shedding

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Eskom implemented Stage 1 load shedding and load curtailment from 06:00 on Thursday morning, and this is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening. The latest degree of load shedding follows Eskom move on Wednesday to increase power outages from load shedding stage 2 (2000MW shed from the grid) in the morning to a partial stage 3 (4000MW shed off the grid) at 16:00 due to the vulnerable system of the grid. Eskom stopped stage 3 load shedding at 21:11 on Wednesday evening. Eskom made … [Read more...] about Today’s Load Shedding

Government comments on Energy Crisis

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Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has called on Eskom's residential and business customers to use energy sparingly as the winter season approaches. The Minister said this following the power utility's decision to implement load shedding over the past few days due to a shortage in generating capacity. Briefing journalists in Cape Town on Wednesday, the Minister apologised to the public for the inconvenience caused by load shedding. "This year, Eskom has been following its … [Read more...] about Government comments on Energy Crisis

Eskom moved from Stage 2 to Stage 3 load-shedding at 4:00pm

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"Eskom will move from stage 2 to stage 3 load shedding at 4pm today, which is expected to continue until 10pm. This is due to a further shortage of generation capacity as additional units have had to be taken out of service for unplanned maintenance caused by technical faults," said the utility on Wednesday afternoon. The utility has been implementing load shedding for the past few days. Stage one of load shedding allows for up to 1 000MW to be shed off the grid, while stage two allows for … [Read more...] about Eskom moved from Stage 2 to Stage 3 load-shedding at 4:00pm

Brace yourselves for Stage 2

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Eskom said this morning that it will implement stage 2 load shedding from 06:00, and this is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening. This follows two days of load shedding, with several consumers saying that they experienced longer power outages than the normal scheduled two hours and others not experiencing load shedding at all. This morning Eskom said the electricity supply system remains very vulnerable due to a shortage of generation capacity as several units are currently out of … [Read more...] about Brace yourselves for Stage 2

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Load Shedding Schedules to 6 December 2015

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Click on each of the links below to download the different load shedding stages from 7 September to 6 December 2015: September to December 2015 Nelson Mandela Bay PE Load Shedding Stage 2 September to December 2015 Nelson Mandela Bay PE Load Shedding Stage 2 September to December 2015 Nelson Mandela Bay PE Load Shedding Stage 3 September to December 2015 Nelson Mandela Bay PE Load Shedding Stage 4 Sponsored by: Straton Solar Features of the new schedules are: In accordance … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Load Shedding Schedules to 6 December 2015

The lucky recipients of Stage 2 Load Shedding today are ………

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According to information posted on the NMB Web site two weeks ago Stage 2 load shedding will start with Group 5 and 6 BUT according to PDF documents received today Groups 2 and 3 will kick off load shedding today - care to take any bets on who is right? Stage 2 load shedding and load curtailment will start from 16:00 today and will likely to continue until 22:00. This comes after Sunday's day of stage 2 load shedding and comes as Eskom pushes to finish its maintenance work ahead of … [Read more...] about The lucky recipients of Stage 2 Load Shedding today are ………

The prospect of load shedding this week is; “Highly Likely”

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On the back of some 'unlucky' people experiencing two sets of load shedding on Sunday and while construction workers continued their stay-away at Medupi power station on Monday, the risk of load shedding throughout the week was highly likely, according to Eskom. Construction workers continued their stay-away in solidarity with about 1 700 workers who were fired or faced disciplinary action following a March 25 strike, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said. Steve Nhlapo, … [Read more...] about The prospect of load shedding this week is; “Highly Likely”

When Load Shedding becomes Debt Shedding

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Eskom says it has notified all parties who are likely to be adversely affected as the company contemplates interrupting bulk electricity supply to the top 20 defaulting municipalities across the country from 5 June 2015. As at 31 March 2015, the total municipal arrear debt greater than 30 days was R4.6 billion. Of this amount, the top 20 defaulting municipalities are currently indebted to Eskom to the amount of R3.68 billion for the bulk supply of electricity. The interim Chief Executive … [Read more...] about When Load Shedding becomes Debt Shedding

Stage 1 Load Shedding starts at 4:00 pm today

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Eskom says a lack of generating power to meet demand resulted in the decision to implement stage 1 load shedding on Tuesday from 16:00 to 22:00. Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe told Fin24 that Eskom's generators were not performing optimally to meet demand after a quiet Easter weekend. Earlier on Tuesday, Phasiwe warned that the chances of load shedding for Tuesday was high and the system would remain highly constrained throughout the week. "So far the system is very constrained. There … [Read more...] about Stage 1 Load Shedding starts at 4:00 pm today

High Risk of Load Shedding

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The chances of load shedding for Tuesday was high and the system would remain highly constrained throughout the week. "So far the system is very constrained. There is a high risk of load shedding later this afternoon," said spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe. "We have not implemented it yet and are asking customers to reduce the load." While winter is still about two months away, South Africans experienced a chilly Easter, with many customers resorting to heaters to keep themselves … [Read more...] about High Risk of Load Shedding

More Eskom ‘Engagements’

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The Presidency says Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will continue engaging key stakeholders like Business Leadership South Africa( Busa) in order to address and find solutions to the challenges faced by the state power utility Eskom. The Deputy President met with Busa in Pretoria on Friday to discuss addressing electricity supply constraints and other issues affecting Eskom, the Presidency said in a statement on Monday. The meeting was held at the request of Business Leadership South … [Read more...] about More Eskom ‘Engagements’

Above inflation electricity price increase

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Eskom has confirmed that a price increase will be implemented on 1 April 2015. "Eskom confirms that the price increase to be implemented on 1 April 2015 to Eskom direct customers is still 12.69% and for municipalities will be 14.25% from 1 July 2015 as approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) during November 2014," it said on Friday. Eskom said its current financial position, as a result of historical non-cost reflective tariffs and the lag in recovery of eligible … [Read more...] about Above inflation electricity price increase