Eskom has announced that loadshedding will be escalated to stage 6 during the night, starting at 9pm on Tuesday and lasting until 5am on Wednesday.
Stage 6 nightly loadshedding will then be implemented from 4pm until 5am, until further notice.
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This escalation follows the trip of seven units on Tuesday.
While three have been brought back online, the activation of another three units has been postponed.
The Matla Power Station’s Unit 1 will also be shut down to fix a boiler tube leak.
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The implementation of loadshedding will be escalated to Stage 6 during the night, starting at 21:00 tonight until 05:00 on Wednesday morning. Stage 6 nightly loadshedding will then be implemented at 16:00 -05:00 until further notice
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) January 10, 2023
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