In the last 12 hours, six generation units have been taken offline, placing severe strain on the power system.
South Africans have been warned to brace for a high probability of stage 2 load shedding at short notice.
Eskom issued an urgent alert regarding a high-risk rolling blackout on Monday evening.
Generation units
The parastatal’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, said several generation units have broken down.
“Over the past 12 hours, six generation units have been taken offline, placing severe strain on the power system and requiring the use of emergency reserves.”
“If an additional 800MW is lost, Eskom will be compelled to implement Stage 2 load shedding at short notice. Efforts are underway to return seven generation units to service between the evening peak and Tuesday evening,” Mokwena said.
Mokwena added that Eskom teams are closely monitoring the situation, and further updates will be provided at 10pm or earlier if necessary.
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