{"id":45854,"date":"2022-06-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/?guid=70d9e9eb8d81710d5202d7c18b3e23dd"},"modified":"2022-06-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T00:00:00","slug":"stage-4-load-shedding-to-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/stage-4-load-shedding-to-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage 4 load shedding to continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Stage 4 load shedding is due to continue until Wednesday.<\/P><P>In a statement, Eskom said unlawful industrial action at various Eskom power stations has affected planned maintenance and repairs. At some stations, the full complement of workers did not report for duty.<\/P><P>\u201cEskom regrets to inform the public that stage 4 load shedding is anticipated to continue from 5am on Monday morning until midnight at least until Wednesday. This is due to unlawful and unprotected labour action at a number of power stations, which has caused delays in carrying out planned maintenance and repairs,\u201d it said.<\/P><P>Eskom said as a result of this, unplanned generation losses have not been reduced as planned, which has compelled Eskom to continue taking precautionary measures to conserve generation capacity and safeguard plants from damage.<\/P><P>\u201cThere is a possibility that the stage of load shedding may have to change at short notice, depending on the state of the plant and the availability of labour,\u201d said the power utility.<\/P><P>Protracted strike action may lead to further damage and prolonged delays to returning units to service, which would compound an already constrained power system. <\/P><P>\u201cWe currently have 3 894MW on planned maintenance, while another 15 472MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns. In addition to this, a further 600MW is unavailable due to a line fault in Mozambique, which is currently experienced by the Hydroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). <\/P><P>\u201cEskom wishes to pay tribute and thank those many loyal and dedicated employees who keep going beyond the call of duty to help to keep the lights on.\u201d <\/P><P>Eskom increased load shedding from stage 2 to stage 4 on Friday.<\/P><P><\/P><P><\/P><P>Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P><P><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stage 4 load shedding is due to continue until Wednesday.In a statement, Eskom said unlawful industrial action at various Eskom power stations has affected planned maintenance and repairs. 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