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Some Gauteng residents face double whammy of load shedding, water cuts
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Stage two rolling power cuts will be implemented from 4pm to midnight on Wednesday and Thursday, Eskom confirmed.
Eskom has warned that it may need to implement stage two power cuts again on Wednesday evening and the same on Thursday if the overall situation does not improve.
Eskom issued a warning on Monday saying the strain on the system would force it to implement loadshedding at short notice.
The utility is already dealing with a shortage of generation capacity and if there are further significant breakdowns, we could see controlled power cuts from 6pm until midnight.
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Eskom has cited a shortage of generation capacity owing to a breakdown of several power stations.
The trade union on Thursday sent its list of skilled power experts to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.
Trade union, Solidarity, on Thursday sent its list of 300 power experts to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO, André de Ruyter. Solidarity Chief Executive Dirk Hermann says the list contains some of the country’s leading experts in the field. He says they have a wealth of expertise and knowledge.
The utility announced stage four rolling power cuts will be implemented from 4 pm on Thursday and will last until midnight.
The blackouts will be implemented between 4pm and midnight on Wednesday and Thursday.
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said that they had identified distinct areas of intervention.
Power generation unit outages occurred at Medupi, Hendrina, and Camden - and at two units at the Majuba power station.
Eskom has warned that due to the shortage of generation capacity, stage 2 power cuts may be implemented at short notice between 4pm and midnight over the next three days.
While the situation in the township remains tense, the power utility said that it would only resume services when it was safe for their employees to work in the area again.
The minister said that Eskom had not asked for money yet but the utility's debt was unsustainable.
SMMEs should consider investing in their own energy storage solutions in light of load-shedding, which is here to stay for the foreseeable future, according to Business Unity SA’s Environment and Energy Manager Happy Khambule.
Eskom said the business sector can make a practical and impactful contribution towards sustainable electricity supply in the country: