Eskom load shedding
Eskom scraps planned load shedding
Stage two power cuts were rolled out for much of Saturday, and stage one outages were scheduled for Sunday.
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Eskom vows to fix old infrastructure
Stage 2 load shedding was implemented and was expected to last until 11pm on Saturday, and continue on Sunday.
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Eskom deliberately cuts power in parts of Gauteng
The power utility said it implemented so called "load reduction" to prevent network overloading in parts of Gauteng.
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eThekwini devises plan to ease effect of load shedding on local economy
Ethekwini acting city manager Sipho Cele said 70% of the fuel for the country comes from the two refineries in the south Durban basin and preferential load shedding will ensure that systems such as these are not interrupted.
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Critical but stable – No weekend power cuts but Eskom warns system is vulnerable
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said while the utility could maintain the current capacity to supply electricity, it may have to turn your power off should there be any significant breakdowns to its infrastructure.
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No load shedding on Friday, but use power sparingly - says Eskom
The utility has managed to stave-off rolling blackouts after it warned of possible stage 2 load shedding at short notice due to a faulty conveyor belt at its Medupi power station which failed last night.
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Eskom says while no load shedding's planned for Thursday, the risk is still high
The utility has managed to stave off rolling blackout for two days now but said any deterioration in generation performance could lead to the implementation of load shedding at short notice.
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Eskom cancels stage 1 load shedding on Wednesday afternoon
In a tweet this afternoon, the power utility said the ‘generation supply situation has significantly improved’.
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On…now off again – Eskom suspends load shedding on Tuesday
Earlier Eskom implemented stage 1 load shedding from 4 pm on Tuesday, and it was expected to last until 10 pm – this after the utility managed to return more generation units back to service.
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Load shedding returns – power cuts resume from 4 pm on Tuesday
Eskom managed to suspend load shedding until Tuesday afternoon after returning more generation units back to service.
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Eskom to implement stage 3 load shedding from Friday
The power utility is citing reduced demand and improved weather conditions for scaling down the rolling blackouts.
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Eskom ramps up power cuts to stage 4 from 3 pm today
The utility says this is due to ‘exceptionally high demand’.
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Stage 2 load shedding to continue from 8 am tomorrow
In a statement, the power utility said load shedding will continue from 8 am to 10 pm on Wednesday.
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Eskom suspends load shedding and hopes to keep the lights on for the weekend
Eskom said its suspended power cuts for Friday and said it hoped to avoid blackouts over the next 48 hours.
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Countdown to third day of load shedding at 9 am today
Despite successfully returning three generation units to service, Eskom said this was not enough to prevent the third day of outages.
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Eskom implements stage 2 loadshedding on Thursday morning
The utility says its battling with several breakdowns of generation units at its plants, which have taken 2,000 megawatts off the grid.
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Eskom suspends load shedding
The power utility said it will suspend load shedding from noon on Sunday due to an improved generation system and low demand.
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Load shedding brought down to Stage 1 from noon
Eskom says due to a drop in electricity demand going into the weekend and the restoration of its Koeberg unit in cape town the scale of power cuts has minimized.
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Pause...begin: Eskom suspends load shedding from 5 pm, but will resume on Sunday
Eskom says due to the improvement of generating power on Saturday, it is able to provide relief to customers who have been experiencing power cuts for weeks.
