Hard-pressed Eskom has lowered load-shedding to Stage 3 starting on Wednesday morning.
“Stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented at 05:00 – 16:00 on both Wednesday and Thursday, with lower stages of load-shedding implemented through the week,” said the power utility in a statement.
“Between 16:00 and 00:00 on both days load-shedding will be implemented at Stage 4.”
Eskom said it anticipates lower stages of load-shedding to be implemented through the weekend as some units return to service.
Should anything change in the intervening period, Eskom said it will communicate and implement any changes as may be necessary.
“A unit each at Arnot, Camden, and Kusile power stations tripped or were taken offline for repairs since last night, while a unit each at Kusile and Kendal power stations were returned to service,” said Eskom.
“We currently have 3 934MW on planned maintenance, while another 14 867MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
“As the generation capacity shortages persist over the next few weeks, load-shedding will continue to be implemented at various stages.”
Eskom, however, cautioned the public that it will still take a few weeks for the power generation system to recover.
