Eskom, South Africa’s primary electricity supplier, has implemented a load shedding schedule to manage the strain on the national power grid. Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP
Eskom will ramp up load shedding to Stage 5 on Tuesday due to the loss of four generation units overnight.
Eskom, South Africa’s primary electricity supplier, has implemented a load shedding schedule to manage the strain on the national power grid. Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP
Eskom will ramp up load shedding to Stage 5 on Tuesday due to the loss of four generation units overnight.
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“Due to the loss of 4 generation units overnight, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 10:00 until 16:00 today. Eskom will publish another update this afternoon.”
Eskom pleaded with the public to switch off non-essential appliances to reduce the demand, especially between 17:00 and 21:00.
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Eskom is a South African electricity public utility. It was established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission.
The utility is the largest producer of electricity in Africa and was among the top utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and sales.
It is the largest of South Africa’s state-owned enterprises.
Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Matimba Power Stations and Medupi Power Station in Lephalale, Kusile Power Station in Witbank, Kendal Power Station in Mpumalanga, and Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in the Western Cape, the only nuclear power plant in Africa.
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