Eskom
S. Africans battle power cuts amid icy weather conditions
Eskom has been implementing stage 2 load shedding since Friday and a second cold front is making landfall in the Western Cape on Monday.
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Eskom: Load shedding to continue on Monday from 9 am until 10 pm
Stage 2 load shedding will end at 10 pm on Sunday and resume again on Monday from 9 am until 10 pm, the power utility said in a statement.
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Day 3: Load shedding resumes in SA
It’s the third consecutive day of rotational power cuts as the utility deals with a constrained generation system.
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Eskom: Load shedding to resume on Sunday
The state-owned power utility said stage 2 load shedding will resume at 8 am on Sunday until 10 pm.
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Brace yourself for more load shedding
The power utility said due to increased demand, some of its units broke down.
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Eskom: Limit your power use ahead of cold weekend to avoid load shedding
Eskom is concerned that the drop in temperatures would increase electricity demand with people using power to keep warm.
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City Power says load shedding a reality for today
The power supplier said it received a request from Eskom to implement rolling blackouts due to high demand.
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Loadshedding to be implemented from Friday - Eskom COO
More generating units have broken down, resulting in the utility battling to meet the high demand for electricity.
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Eskom battling to cope with power demand, warns of increased outage risk
Eskom is warning that if South Africans don't reduce the usage of electricity by switching off non-essential electronics, there might be rolling blackouts from 4pm this afternoon to 10pm tonight.
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Eskom warns power grid taking strain as cold front rolls across SA
The power utility is warning that there's once again a chance of loadshedding after units at two power plants went offline.
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Eskom: No load shedding on Thursday
Earlier, the power utility said the grid was under extreme pressure due to high demand because of extreme cold weather conditions in most parts of the country.
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Eskom: We're working hard to avoid load shedding
A generation unit at the Tutuka Power Station tripped, while another was taken off the grid, as well as a unit at Lethabo.
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Cold and powerless? Eskom warns of blackouts as cold front makes land fall
The utility's Sikonathi Mantshantsha said the generating system is taking strain, and with a strong cold front barreling down on the Cape – it could be put under even more pressure.
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Eskom heaps more misery on SA as load shedding returns. Because the cold front
"The generation system is constrained due to the cold front. Expect load shedding," warns Eskom's Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
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‘Reduce consumption’: Eskom says system still severely constrained
Eskom said two generation units at the Kendal and Tutuka power stations tripped on Wednesday further contributing to the constraints.
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Eskom appeals for power saving as system 'severely constrained'
Two of the utility's generation units tripped and went offline at the Medupi and Thuthuka power stations on Tuesday night.
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Eskom to cut power to 5 NC municipalities over failure to settle debts
Collectively, the municipalities owe the struggling state-owned entity over R273 million in electricity fees.
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Eskom to cut power to 5 defaulting N Cape municipalities
Collectively the Tsantsabane, Magareng, Kamiesburg, Khai-Ma and Richtersveld municipalities have owed Eskom over R273 million since May.
