Eskom expecting to move to lower stage of load shedding on Monday
While addressing the media in Pretoria on Sunday, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane stated that recovery plans were well underway, with numerous units already back on the grid.
An illuminated signboard on display outside the Eskom Regional Office in Braamfontein, Johannesburg during load shedding on 31 January, 2023. Picture: AFP
JOHANNESBURG - Eskom expects to move from stage six to a lower level of load shedding on Monday.
The parastatal announced the return of scheduled outages on Saturday, starting at stage 3 before escalating to stage 6.
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The reinstatement of these scheduled cuts is due to multiple unit failures at two power stations in Mpumalanga.
While addressing the media in Pretoria on Sunday, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane stated that recovery plans were well underway, with numerous units already back on the grid.
"With the recovery pace that we are experiencing thus far and will experience for the rest of the week, we should be able to take a view around stepping down from the level of stage six load shedding by tomorrow [Monday], and we will, on a basis of the actual recovery itself and the recovery of reserves, make a call in terms of how we step down."