Eskom load shedding
Electricity demand lower, less chance of power cuts, for now – Eskom
Eskom said that after South Africans responded to its call for the reduction of electricity consumption, demand had dipped.
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Ready, steady…remember stage 1 load shedding from 5 pm today
It's lights out for South Africa between 5 pm and 10 pm on Sunday evening as the power utility attempts to ease the burden on its network.
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Energy announcement takes SA ‘into new era of green economy’ – Valli Moosa
The Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission's Valli Moosa said that President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement on Thursday was only the start of changing the electricity crisis.
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'Use power sparingly' - Eskom warns as load shedding makes Sunday come back
The power utility said stage 1 load shedding would be implemented from Sunday to prepare for the week ahead.
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Switch off or else: Eskom warns consumers of possible load shedding today
While no load shedding is anticipated, for now, the embattled state-owned entity said its power system was under severe strain as the shortage of generation capacity persists.
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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.
