Eskom on Monday confirmed that load shedding would be pushed to Stage 6 on Tuesday, 5 September from 05:00 and would continue indefinitely. Photo: Eskom
South Africa’s power utility company, Eskom, has announced that Stage 3 load shedding will come into effect starting this Monday.
Eskom on Monday confirmed that load shedding would be pushed to Stage 6 on Tuesday, 5 September from 05:00 and would continue indefinitely. Photo: Eskom
South Africa’s power utility company, Eskom, has announced that Stage 3 load shedding will come into effect starting this Monday.
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“Stage 3 loadshedding will resume at 16:00 today until 05:00 on Tuesday. Thereafter, Stage 1 loadshedding will be implemented until 16:00, followed by Stage 3 loadshedding until 05:00 on Wednesday. This pattern will be implemented daily until further notice. Eskom will publish another update should any significant changes occur.”
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Eskom pleaded with the public to switch off non-essential appliances – in particular geysers and pool pumps – 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.
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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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