Load-shedding has begun and will be with us for 10 hours
The power cuts follow Wednesday's release of Eskom’s interim results, which showed a dire state of affairs both financially and operationally
Eskom has announced 10 hours of load-shedding on Thursday, as the embattled utility’s operations and finances continue to worsen. SA’s largest state-owned entity announced on Thursday that stage 1 rotational load-shedding would be implemented from 12pm until 10pm, as a result of “increased generation plant being out for planned maintenance and unplanned outages”. Stage 1 rotational load-shedding requires 1,000MW to be load shed nationwide. “Load-shedding is conducted as a measure of last resort to protect the power system from a total collapse or blackout,” Eskom said in a statement. In a tweet on Thursday, Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe said: “Besides the high unplanned outages (breakdowns), Eskom is also investigating the cause of the collapse of the power lines that carry imports from Cahora Bassa [a hydroelectric power plant] in Mozambique. As a result of the damaged lines, imports have been reduced to about 400MW, down from the usual 1,500MW.” The load-shedding follows Wednes...
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