Stage 6 load shedding has been confirmed from 16:00 to 22:00 on Tuesday evening.
Load shedding will then be reduced to Stage 2 until 05:00 on Wednesday morning. From 05:00 until 16:00 on Wednesday, load shedding will be implemented at Stage 4. Load shedding Stage 6 will then again be implemented at 16:00 to 22:00 on Wednesday evening.
This is due to the unlawful and unprotected labour action, which has caused widespread disruption to Eskom’s power plants, the power utility said in a statement.
“This has compelled Eskom to continue taking precautionary measures to conserve generation capacity and safeguard plant from damage. There is a high risk that the stage of load shedding may have to change at any time, depending on the state of the plant.”
Eskom added that three of the 10 generation units that had tripped during Monday night have been returned to service.
