Rolling blackouts
Eskom reduces load shedding to Stage 3, taking some sting out of blackouts
Eskom will reduce load shedding from Stage 4 to Stage 3 at 10pm on Wednesday night.
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Eskom to suspend load shedding from 8pm on Sunday
The embattled power utility suffered great losses this week, as numerous coal-powered generating units failed.
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Eskom's rolling blackouts causing havoc in Johannesburg, says City Power
City Power said on Tuesday that the current bout of Eskom's load shedding was wreaking havoc on its operations.
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Mining companies among hardest hit by Eskom blackouts
Mining companies are among the hardest hit by mass power cuts, as Eskom presses ahead with stage four load shedding this week.
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Businesses struggle to survive as Eskom's rolling blackouts continue
Eskom has lumped the country with disruptive and costly stage four load shedding from Monday until Friday morning with plans to move to stage two thereafter.
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Rolling blackouts warning issued for 3mn California homes
Officials for the California Independent System Operator estimated that peak electricity consumption on Monday would likely exceed available supply statewide by as much as 4,400 megawatts.
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Eskom says poor power station maintenance the reason for rolling blackouts
The power utility said the implementation of stage 2 load shedding on Thursday night assisted with the partial recovery of its emergency reserves.
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Eskom says possibility of load shedding remains high this week
The power utility said the system was severely constrained following unplanned breakdowns and poor maintenance which had left the grid vulnerable.
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What load shedding stages 5 and 6 mean for you
Officials and government are working to ensure that a national blackout and grid collapse doesn’t happen, reported Fin24 on Tuesday. If they fail, Eskom will be forced to implement stage 5 and 6 load shedding for the first time, the report said. These stages shed 5,000MW and 6,000MW respectively.
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Rolling blackouts expected until 10pm
Eskom warned earlier that load shedding was likely during peak hours for the remainder of the week.
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Eskom implements stage one load shedding
Rolling blackouts will be implemented between 4pm and 10pm today.
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Eskom: No plans for rolling blackouts this week
An Eskom spokesperson on Tuesday confirmed they are doing everything they could to keep the lights on.
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Eskom: 50% chance of load shedding this week
The utility has confirmed the power grid remains under pressure.
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Stage 2 load shedding for Thursday underway
The power utility says rolling blackouts are a result of maintenance on a fleet of generators.
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'A national blackout is almost impossible'
Government says only an ‘act of God’ will cause the country to experience a complete blackout.
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Companies debate over alternative energy sources for SA
Companies offering alternatives to coal-fuelled power are hoping to fill the gap created by Eskom.
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National power grid remains under pressure - Eskom
The power utility says rolling blackouts are possible should it experience technical problems.
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Eskom: Power demand to remain low
The parastatal says it expects no load shedding for the rest of the week.
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