Today in the morning, Eskom issued a warning to the public about the possible implementation of stage 2 loadshedding due to “the continued shortage of generation capacity”.
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Eskom makes an appeal to the community to avoid loadshedding
“We appeal to all South Africans to help limit the impact of the shortages by continuing to reduce the usage of electricity and to switch off all non-essential items,” Eskom said in the statement.
“We currently have 5 232MW on planned maintenance, while another 14 623MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
“Eskom cautions the public that as the shortage of generation capacity persists, the system will continue to be constrained with an elevated risk of loadshedding over the coming weeks.
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“We would like to remind the public that loadshedding is implemented only as a last resort to protect the national grid. We, therefore, urge all South Africans to continue using electricity sparingly especially between 05:00 – 09:00 in the mornings and 16:00 – 22:00 in the evenings.”