South Africans have been left frustrated and in the dark with regard to Eskom’s load shedding schedule. However, the power utility has announced that it would be downgrading from Stage 4 to Stage 2 until Friday evening.
According to Eskom, South Africans will have some relief from rolling blackouts this weekend as load shedding is set to be suspended.
“A generation unit each at the Majuba, Matimba and the Arnot power stations have returned to service since last night, while a single unit at Tutuka Power Station was shut down for repairs,” the power utility indicated.
“Two more units are set to return to service during the next 24 hours. This, together with the expected lower weekend demand, makes it possible for Eskom to reduce the implementation of load shedding to Stage 2 starting at 10pm tonight.”
The power utility will continue to adjust the stage of load shedding, however, this will be dependent on the level of breakdowns that occur.
According to IOL, there is 5 349MW capacity on planned maintenance and another 14 493MW is unavailable due to unplanned breakdowns.
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