Good news as Eskom cancels loadshedding
The power utility says loadshedding will be cancelled from this afternoon.
POLOKWANE – The power utility, Eskom, says they will cancel loadshedding from 12:00, citing the return of some of their generation units as the reason.
“Eskom teams have successfully returned a generation unit at the Duvha, Medupi, Kendal, Kriel and Kusile power stations each. A further unit is expected to return to service today at the Camden and Majuba power stations respectively,” their statement reads.
Eskom says although they have lost other units at Tutuka, Camden and Hendrina power stations, they have managed to adequately replenish emergency generation reserves.
“Eskom will take the opportunity over the long weekend, due to lower demand, to conduct short-term maintenance and to further replenish the emergency reserves in preparation for the week ahead,” they added.
Eskom says they continue to implement reliability maintenance during this period and as such, the system will continue to be constrained, with the possibility of loadshedding remaining elevated.
“Eskom requests the public to continue using electricity sparingly,” they concluded.
