ESKOM was forced to implement Stage 2 load shedding just after 6pm on Monday.
Eskom had no option but to implement shedding after Unit 5 at Medupi Power Station tripped on Monday evening, exacerbating the constrained power supply.
It said in a statement that load shedding would be suspended at 5am on Tuesday, but warned that load shedding could be extended if generation capacity deteriorates.
“Due to a shortage of generation capacity, Eskom regrets to inform the public that Stage 2 load shedding was implemented from 18:12 this evening [Monday] in order to protect the national grid,” it noted.
“Unit 5 of Medupi Power Station tripped this evening, adding to the current supply constraints and reducing available generation capacity by a further 700MW. This, together with four generation unit breakdowns earlier today, necessitated the implementation of load shedding.”
Eskom said it is working hard to return as many of these
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