Johannesburg – Eskom has issued an “urgent alert” of a high risk of load-shedding at short notice Monday evening due to several generation unit breakdowns.
“Over the past 12 hours, six generation units have been taken offline, placing severe strain on the power system and requiring the use of emergency reserves,” Eskom said.
“If an additional 800MW is lost, Eskom will be compelled to implement Stage 2 load-shedding at short notice.”
Eskom said efforts were underway to return seven generation units to service between the evening peak and Tuesday evening.
“Our teams are closely monitoring the situation, and further updates will be provided at 22:00 or earlier if necessary,” Eskom said.
