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Eskom Suspends Loadshedding Then Implements Stage 2

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Eskom's 14 coal-fired power plants, with an average age of 41 years, provide 38.7 GW of the country's 52.5 GW installed capacity. Image credit: GBA

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  • Loadshedding was suspened in South Africa on Saturday morning and Sunday but stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented daily at 16:00 – 00:00 from Monday to Wednesday this coming week.
  • The loadshedding will be used to replenish emergency generation reserves during the night to bolster generation capacity. 
  • Eskom will publish a further update on Wednesday afternoon, or as soon as any significant changes occur.

Since Saturday two generation units at Kriel and a unit each at Kendal, Komati, Lethabo, Majuba and Matla power stations have returned to service. A generating unit each at Kendal and Kusile power stations were taken offline for repairs.

Eskom currently has 5 487MW on planned maintenance, while another 14 061MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.

Author: Bryan Groenendaal

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