Eskom has announced this morning (15 February) that stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented from 9am until 5am on Monday, 17 February due to a shortage of capacity.
In a statement, the power utility said, “Diesel reserves for open-cycle gas turbines and water reserves for the hydro-pumped storage schemes were utilised extensively yesterday and overnight to supplement the shortage of capacity and are not at adequate levels to sustain the capacity shortage for today.”
The power utility said the power system is vulnerable and any changes on the system may mean the stage level can change at any stage.
Eskom has reminded the country that load-shedding still remains a high possibility for load-shedding the next 18 months as they attempt to restore the ageing plants.
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