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Stage 2 load-shedding commences today at 12pm
JOBURG – The area is said to have experienced 65mm of rain, which added to the constraints caused by the heavy rains due to cyclone storm Eloise over the past two weeks.
Eskom has announced that it will be implementing Stage 2 load-shedding from 12pm today, 5 February until 11pm Sunday, 7 February.
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In a statement, the power utility said, “The load-shedding 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 the units due to the heavy rain in the Lephalale area last night.”
The area is said to have experienced 65mm of rain, which added to the constraints caused by the heavy rains due to cyclone storm Eloise over the past two weeks.
Eskom explained that it had implemented contingency plans and deployed additional resources to deal with the heavy rainfalls in the Mpumalanga and Limpopo areas, and the teams are working hard to return as many of these units to service as soon as possible.
“We currently have 4 114MW on planned maintenance, while another 15 739MW of capacity is unavailable due to unplanned maintenance,” said Eskom.
Eskom has urged the public to reduce electricity usage to help minimise load-shedding. The system remains vulnerable and unpredictable.
Eskom will communicate timeously should there be any significant changes to the power system.
