In a media briefing earlier today, Eskom Operating Officer, Chief Jan Oberholzer said stage 3 of loadshedding will continue however it will be scaled down to stage 2 from Tuesday and the rest of the week.
The reason for this is the pump storage power station’s dam levels have been replenished, but the diesel levels seem to be low, as diesel has to be transported to the power stations.
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However, Eskom will continue to use these emergency resources to limit load shedding but may continue implementing loadshedding during the night to be able to replenish it.
Here is what the different loadshedding stages mean:
Understanding the loadshedding stages pic.twitter.com/uHoffrReT6
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) September 9, 2022
Currently, the struggling utility is using its emergency reserves, diesel-driven open-cycle gas turbines, and pump storage schemes, to try to keep the lights on. Stating that they only have 5431MW on planned maintenance while another 15 760MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
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