Eskom says all load shedding suspended for now
This is due to improvement in generation system performance and low electricity demand.
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On Sunday at noon, Eskom suspended all load shedding. It’s not clear if the rolling blackouts will resume on Monday.
Date: 15 March 2020
Loadshedding to be suspended from 12:00@News24 @TimesLIVE @eNCA @iol @SABCNewsOnline @TheCitizen_News @SAfmRadio @POWER987News @ukhozi_fm @METROFMSA @ewnupdates @Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/WuWKzY0zbU
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 15, 2020
From 12pm on Saturday, load shedding was already downgraded to Stage 1, according to Eskom.
This wass due to improvement in generation system performance and lower electricity demand.
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Eskimo added that Koeberg Unit 1 had been “safely synchronised onto the grid”, easing the scale of load shedding.
Load shedding was at Stage 3 on Friday from 2pm until 11pm.
Stage 2 load shedding was implemented from 7am on Saturday.
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