Johannesburg – Eskom has implemented Stage 4 load-shedding from early Friday morning owing to more breakdowns of generation units.
In a terse statement posted on Twitter Eskom said: “Stage 4 load shedding was implemented at 05:26 this morning until further notice.
“Breakdowns amounting to 17 056MW of generation capacity, low pumped storage dam levels, and lack of diesel are the reasons for the increase in load-shedding.”
Earlier this week on Tuesday, the power utility said a contractor working at the Camden Power Station was arrested after he was positively linked to an incident of sabotage following intensive investigative work by Eskom teams.
The perpetrator, who is employed by a maintenance company working at the power station, intentionally removed the bearing oil drain plug from the bearing causing the oil burners to trip repeatedly.
This malicious act caused all the oil to drain out from the bearing, thus damaging the bearing which, in turn, prevented the mills from operating optimally.
Camden Unit 4 subsequently tripped after losing all the mills.
The incident occurred on Thursday 10 November 2022 at approximately 16:54. A case of alleged sabotage was immediately opened for investigation, at the Ermelo Police Station CAS 107/11/2022.
