Eskom has issued a statement on the current electricity generation performance following the implementation of stage 6 loadshedding on Friday, 24 November.
According to Eskom, loadshedding will be reduced to stage 4 from 12pm today until 5am on Monday, thereafter, stage 3 will be implemented until 4pm on Monday, followed by stage 4 until 5am on Tuesday.
This pattern will be repeated daily until Thursday.
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Eskom said that the implementation of stage 6 loadshedding over the past few days has allowed the replenishment of the emergency reserves at power stations.
Loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 4 from 12:00 midday until 05:00 on Monday pic.twitter.com/h76tP468pF
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) November 26, 2023
The country was plunged into stage 6 loadshedding on Friday with little warning.
The struggling power utility attributed the increase in loadshedding to the shortage of generating capacity and emergency reserves coupled with an increase in demand caused by the heatwave experienced in 5 provinces in the country.
During a media briefing on Friday, Bheki Nxumalo, Eskom’s head of generation, attributed the Stage 6 loadshedding to the heatwave, which led to heightened demand for air conditioning and fans.
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