Eskom escalates load-shedding to stage 2
The power utility said it suffered the loss of additional units overnight and has implemented ‘rotational load-shedding’ from 9am until 11pm
Eskom suffered a “loss of additional units overnight”, prompting it to escalate its load-shedding level to 2, it said in a statement e-mailed at 6.20am on Friday morning. The power utility later issued a statement saying it had implemented stage 2 rotational load-shedding from 9am until 11pm today. Stage 2 load-shedding equates to 2GW of power “to be rotationally load shed nationally at a given period”, Eskom’s statement said. On Thursday, Eskom announced stage 1 load-shedding, which equated to removing 1GW from the grid “as a measure of last resort to protect the power system from a total collapse or blackout”. Johannesburg’s City Power issued a statement on Thursday saying it had averted cutting power in West Rand areas it designates as block 7B thanks to “internal capacity of generating sufficient load”. laingr@businesslive.co.za
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