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Eskom says high risk of load shedding this weekend, after 10 months of uninterrupted power supply

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Eskom said there was a high possibility of load shedding this weekend, following 10 months of uninterrupted power supply.

File picture: Armand Hough / African News Agency

ESKOM said there is a high risk of load shedding following months of uninterrupted power supply.

In a statement on Friday, the power utility said that after more than 10 months of uninterrupted electricity supply, due to the success of the Generation Recovery Plan, there was a high risk of load shedding at short notice this weekend.

Eskom Group Chief Executive, Dan Marokane said: “This is a potentially temporary setback. Load shedding is largely behind us due to the structural improvements in our generation fleet.

“However, over the past seven days, we have experienced several breakdowns that require extended repair times.

“This has necessitated the use of all our emergency reserves, which now need to be replenished.

Marokane said they were closely monitoring the status of its current emergency reserves.

He said up to Stage 4 load shedding may be implemented over the weekend.

Eskom said it would provide further updates.

It was previously reported that Eskom had spent close to R10 billion on diesel since March, helping it keep the lights on.

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