Load shedding on THURSDAY- Here is the updated schedule Photo: Stock/Canva/GoogleMap
Stage 4 load shedding has been implemented for WEDNESDAY to Friday. Click here to find your latest schedule.
Load shedding on THURSDAY- Here is the updated schedule Photo: Stock/Canva/GoogleMap
Eskom said Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented at 05:00 on WEDNESDAY and will remain in place until Thursday.
The power utility said load shedding had increased as three Kendal generation units tripped.
“Due to sudden loss of three Kendal Power Station generating units this morning, load shedding had been increased to Stage 4 until 05:00 on Thursday. Thereafter load shedding will be reduced to Stage 2 until midnight on Friday.
“Eskom apologises for the sudden changes in the load shedding profile and urges all South Africans to continue to use electricity sparingly.”
Eskom
It furthermore said in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a conveyer belt feeding coal into Kendal Power Station failed. To conserve coal, the power output of the generators was reduced, but this required fuel oil to be used to sustain the boiler combustion. Subsequently, the fuel oil plant supplying the units experienced a failure and shut down. This resulted in the trip of the three generating units. The Kendal units are anticipated to return to service by the weekend.
“Prior to this, a generating unit each at Arnot and Medupi power stations had been taken offline for emergency repairs.”
Eskom
Earlier this week, Eskom published its power outlook for the year ahead.
For 49 of the next 52 weeks, the ‘likely risk scenario’ for load shedding is rated high. The only predicted respite comes for two weeks at Christmas, and during one week in September 2023. For the foreseeable future, Eskom is indeed operating ‘at Code Red’.
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For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this month said they intend to enable businesses and households to invest in rooftop solar to generate electricity.
He said South Africa has a great abundance of sun that should be used to generate electricity.
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“There is significant potential for households and businesses to install rooftop solar and connect this power to the grid.
“To incentivise greater uptake of rooftop solar, Eskom will develop rules and a pricing structure – known as a feed-in tariff – for all commercial and residential installations on its network.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa
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