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May 12, 2023

Eskom announces an alternating pattern of reduced stages for next week

Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented at 4pm on Sunday and will last until

Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented at 4pm on Sunday and will last until 5am on Monday. Loadshedding will then be suspended temporarily until 4pm on Monday, after which stage 4 will be implemented until 5am on Tuesday, followed by stage 1 until 4pm.

According to Eskom, this alternating pattern will continue until further notice, and loadshedding may be temporarily suspended for a few hours during overnight periods of low demand in order to effectively manage the system.

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The power utility announced that its current generating capacity has been reduced to 15 846 MW due to breakdowns, with an additional 2 239 MW out of service for planned maintenance.

Fortunately, in the last 24 hours, Kendal, Kriel and Matla power stations each successfully restored one generating unit, and Lethabo power station successfully restored two generating units.

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The Cahora Bassa power station was also repaired and restored after a failure on Friday afternoon; however, breakdowns occurred at the Arnot, Camden and Medupi power stations during the same time period, resulting in the temporary shutdown of a generation unit at each facility.

Eskom stated that further delays in restoring a generating unit at Grootvlei, Hendrina, Majuba and Tutuka power stations are exacerbating the current capacity constraints.

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Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 this afternoon until 05:00 on Monday. Thereafter, loadshedding will be suspended until 16:00 on Monday. pic.twitter.com/S7eIuu05uh

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) June 4, 2023

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