Good news as Eskom cancels load-shedding for Tuesday
The reprieve is short-lived as stage 1 load-shedding will return tomorrow
ESKOM has this (Tuesday) evening confirmed that load-shedding is cancelled until 4pm tomorrow.
Citing an improved generation capacity as the reason for the cancellation, Eskom said in a statement that four generation units were returned to service today and a further two are expected to return to service tomorrow.
However, two more units will be taken offline tonight for urgent maintenance.
The power utility said that as a result, stage 1 load-shedding is expected to be implemented between 4pm and 10pm tomorrow and that the system remains unreliable and vulnerable.
‘Unplanned breakdowns amount to 9 424MW of capacity, adding to the 5 246MW currently out on planned maintenance,’ said Eskom.
‘Eskom teams are working around the clock to return as many of these generation units to service as possible.’
Eskom to implement Stage 1 loadshedding from 16:00 until 22:00 tomorrow pic.twitter.com/Hay5U2wlWu
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) September 8, 2020
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