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Eskom load shedding

Eskom scraps planned load shedding

By Ayanda Nyathi

Stage two power cuts were rolled out for much of Saturday, and stage one outages were scheduled for Sunday.

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    Stage 2 load shedding was implemented and was expected to last until 11pm on Saturday, and continue on Sunday.

    131 days ago
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    The power utility said it implemented so called "load reduction" to prevent network overloading in parts of Gauteng.

    193 days ago
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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.

    219 days ago
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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.

    223 days ago
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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.

    224 days ago
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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.

    225 days ago
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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’.

    225 days ago
  • 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. Picture: Pixabay.com

    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.

    226 days ago
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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.

    226 days ago
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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.

    231 days ago
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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’.

    232 days ago
  • Eskom said this was because of continued strain on its generating system, after experiencing multiple breakdowns. Picture: Pexels

    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.

    233 days ago
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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.

    245 days ago
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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.

    246 days ago
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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.

    253 days ago
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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.

    403 days ago
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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.

    404 days ago
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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.

    425 days ago
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