Kamogelo Olaitan
Scheduled blackouts will continue until at least next Thursday, with Eskom announcing stage 3 load shedding between 12am and 4pm and stage 4 load shedding between 4pm and midnight daily.
The power utility said in a statement on Sunday that an update will be published on Wednesday afternoon “or when there are any significant changes.”
Eskom added that it is still experiencing constraints from its diesel suppliers, which is affecting the availability of bulk diesel at the Ankerlig and Gourikwa Open Cycle Gas Turbines.The two turbines have a combined capacity of 2,000 MW.
“While we expect diesel deliveries from Tuesday onwards, should this uncertainty of supply persist, higher stages of load shedding may be required,” the statement said.
In addition, the utility said that it had 5,897MW of planned maintenance, while another 16,739MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
