[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sunday, 14 March 2021: Eskom regrets to inform the public that the implementation of Stage 2 loadshedding will continue until 05:00 on Wednesday as the generation capacity is still severely constrained. Over the past two days, Eskom teams successfully returned a generation unit each at the Matimba and Medupi power station. However, during the weekend

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Just when South Africans were getting used to an uninterrupted supply of power, Eskom is pulling the plug again: Load shedding returns at 5pm on Wednesday. The state-owned electricity monopoly said in a statement that the stage-2 power cuts — which will see 2GW of supply cut from the grid — will last until 11pm on

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wednesday, 10 March 2021: Regrettably, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented at 17:00 this afternoon until 23:00 Friday night as the generation capacity is severely constrained. There is a probability that loadshedding may be implemented at short notice should any further breakdowns occur before then.   Continued poor performance at the Kusile, Duvha and Tutuka

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Thursday, 11 February 2021: Eskom is pleased to inform the public that no loadshedding will be implemented today as the generation capacity has sufficiently recovered. Over the past 24 hours Eskom teams successfully returned four generation units to service, helping ease the capacity constraints sufficiently to enable us to not require loadshedding. Another five units

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wednesday, 10 February 2021: Eskom regrets to inform the public that Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 13:00 this afternoon until 06:00 tomorrow morning. This loadshedding is necessary as the power generation system is still severely constrained due to high generation unit breakdowns during the past three days, as well as the need to

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tuesday, 09 February 2021: Eskom regrets to inform the public that loadshedding will be implemented from 22:00 tonight until 05:00 tomorrow morning. This loadshedding is necessary in order to preserve and replenish the emergency generation reserves and to maximise the capacity available during the daytime hours. The power generation system is still severely constrained due

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sunday, 07 February 2021: Eskom is pleased to inform the public that loadshedding will be suspended from 08:00 this morning as generation capacity has sufficiently recovered. Since Friday evening, Eskom teams returned four generation units to service at the Medupi Power Station as the coal constraints improved. Another two units also returned to service during

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cape Town – South Africans are facing another weekend of power outages after Eskom announced that it would implement stage 2 load shedding from 12 pm on Friday until Sunday evening. The state-owned power utility has been dogged by failing equipment due to poor maintenance for the past 15 years, resulting in frequent periods of

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has confirmed that stage two load shedding will be implemented from midday Friday. The power cuts will continue until Sunday evening. READ: How to check your load shedding schedule No other details have yet been given to explain the latest bout of power cuts Last month, South Africans had to endure load shedding

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Friday, 05 February 2021: Regrettably Eskom would like to inform the public that Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 12:00 today until 23:00 on Sunday night. The loadshedding has been exacerbated by the forced shutdown of five generating units at the Medupi Power Station as a result of the inability to get coal into