It’s bad news for South Africans as Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from 4pm on Sunday afternoon until further notice.
ESKOM has announced that Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from 4pm on Sunday until further notice and is expected to persist throughout the week.
According to a statement released by the power utility on Sunday, Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented due to the failure of additional generating units and the delay of several units.
“Breakdowns are currently at 19,333MW of generating capacity while the generating capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 4,524MW,” said Eskom in the statement.
The power utility reported that since Saturday morning, a generating unit each at Duvha, Lethabo and Medupi power stations had returned to service.
It added that over the past 24 hours a generation unit each at Majuba, Medupi and Tutuka power stations were taken out of service due to breakdowns.
“Furthermore, the delay in returning units to service at Arnot, Camden, Hendrina, Majuba, Matla and Tutuka power stations continue to add to the current capacity constraints,” said Eskom, adding they were working around the clock to ensure that generating units were returned to service as soon as possible.
