Eskom has piled on the misery announcing that it has implemented stage 6 load shedding from Sunday morning.
In a tweet, the power utility said another generation unit had failed.
“Following the tripping of a generation unit each at Kusile and Kriel power stations, Stage 6 load shedding was implemented effective 04:16. Eskom appeals to the public to help conserve electricity.”
Stage 5
The ailing parastatal implemented stage 5 load shedding on Saturday from 10am on Saturday until 5am on Monday, with the possibility of higher stages of deliberate power cuts should there be any further breakdowns or loss of generation capacity.
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The dark lords at Megawatt Park said the breakdown of five generating units overnight on Friday and Saturday morning, with combined capacity of 2 400MW, has necessitated the escalation of rolling blackouts to stage 5.
Updating the Public
Eskom is expected to brief to update the public on the way forward following the deliberate power cuts.
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