Eskom has announced that load shedding will now increase to Stage 4 from Stage 2 on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
According to the State-owned entity, the power cut will then revert to Stage 2 later this evening, as it earlier stated in the morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to additional breakdowns of a unit at Medupi and two units at Duvha power station, together with the high winter demand, Eskom regrets to inform the public that Stage 4 load shedding,\u201d said Eskom in a statement.<\/p>\n
According to the entity, the power cuts will occur from 2pm until 10pm to \u201cration\u201d the remaining emergency generation reserves, which are depleted.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese emergency reserves are required to respond to further emergencies in order to maintain the stability of the national grid. Thereafter, Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented as previously communicated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eskom said breakdowns currently total 15 087MW of capacity, while planned maintenance is 1 273MW.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese capacity constraints will continue for the foreseeable future and all South Africans are urged to reduce their use of electricity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The entity has since apologised for the inconvenience and uncertainty caused by interruptions in the electricity supply. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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