Power utility Eskom has announced that it will implement stage 2 load shedding from 11:00 on Wednesday morning to 05:00 next week Monday. “This load shedding is necessary due to a shortage of generation capacity following breakdowns of two more generating units during the night,” the utility said. A unit each at Kusile and Kendal […]

Eskom will be forced to charge 30% more for electricity from next year and potentially implement continuous stage 8 load-shedding if it does not get exemptions from pollution limits at its coal power stations. That was the warning from Eskom senior manager Deidre Herbst during an interview with eNCA on Wednesday morning. Herbst’s comments followed the refusal of […]

Wednesday, 17 November 2021: Regretfully, due to the ongoing insufficient generation capacity and the loss of a unit each at Medupi, Duvha and Kendal power stations this morning, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 14:00 today until 05:00 on Saturday 20 November. This is to preserve the remaining emergency reserves at the OCGT and pump […]

Tuesday, 09 November 2021: The emergency generation reserves have showed significant progress over the past two days. Therefore, loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 3 from 05:00 on Wednesday 10 November until 05:00 on Friday. Thereafter Stage 2 loadshedding will continue as previously communicated until 05:00 on Saturday 13 November. It is necessary to continue with […]

Stage 4 load shedding will start at 13:00 on Monday, Eskom has announced. This follows a “major incident” in Zambia that affected power supply from Cahora Bassa, the power utility said on Sunday. Stage 4 will last until Friday morning, after which Stage 2 will continue until Saturday. Total breakdowns amount to 14 874MW and planned […]

A contractual issue between Eskom and Tenova Mining and Minerals SA has raised concerns about extended load shedding in South Africa. The contract dispute has led to work stopping at Kusile power station’s units five and six, with commercial operation expected to be delayed by several months, News24 reported. This delay has raised fears that the two […]

Stage 4 load shedding will start at 14:00 on Friday, Eskom has announced. Three units at the Kendal power station were taken offline and a unit each tripped at Tutuka and Matimba. The return to service of a unit each at Majuba and Lethabo have also been delayed. Stage 4 will roll out on Friday […]

Eskom has published its summer load shedding forecast for 2021/2022, with the power utility warning that its system is likely to remain severely constrained for the near future. Presenting its system outlook on Monday (25 October), Eskom’s Group Executive for Transmission, Segomoco Scheppers, said that this is as a result of known issues such as […]