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Eskom not planning to turn your lights off during lockdown
However, the utility is warning it may review the situation with any shift in performance.
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Eskom says coal stocks healthy ahead of lockdown
Eskom said all its activities were considered 'essential services' under labour law and that it would apply for an exemption from the 21-day lockdown for critical staff.
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2 Eskom employees arrested for illegal connections
Eskom said the suspects were accused of using its transformer and other material to commit the crime in the north of Johannesburg.
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Eskom taps into emergency supplies to keep you plugged in
The utility said it had been tapping into emergency generation reserves to supplement supply and any shift in performance could make the grid vulnerable.
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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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Drop in demand to see power cuts move to stage 2 on Saturday
However, Eskom warned that the system was still constrained, vulnerable and unpredictable.
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Agri sector can’t afford cost of load shedding, says Agri Western Cape
Agri Western Cape's Jannie Strydom said horticultural industries were generally energy-intensive, especially with regards to cold chains, for which a stable electricity supply was critical.
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Eskom to move from stage 4 to stage 3 power cuts
Eskom has confirmed that it will move from stage4 to stage 3 load shedding from 2pm on Friday.
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Severe thunderstorms to persist in Gauteng today
The South African Weather Service’s forecaster Celeste Fourie said more thunderstorms could be expected in the province later in the afternoon.
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Eskom: Koeberg plant back online, but load shedding continues
The unit tripped earlier this week which resulted in the latest bout of severe load shedding.
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Stage 4 load shedding to continue through to Friday - Eskom
Eskom moved from stage one to implementing stage four for the second day in a row, saying that emergency generating reserves were constrained.
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DA wants SA freed from Eskom monopoly as power cuts hit stage 4
The party held a briefing in Parliament on Wednesday in response to the latest round of rolling power cuts.
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Eskom: Load shedding to continue for the rest of the week
The power utility said this was due to unplanned breakdowns at power stations including Koberg’s unit one.
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Eskom escalates load shedding to stage 4
The power utility said that the Koeberg power station's unit 1 tripped.
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Eskom takes it up a notch with stage 2 load shedding today
Stage one was suspended at 5 pm, but Eskom said it would have to turn off your electricity again later on Tuesday morning because the power system remains vulnerable and unpredictable.
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Back with a bang: Eskom to up power cuts to stage 2 on Tuesday
The power cuts made a return on Monday morning after nearly two weeks of the utility keeping South Africa's light on.
