Eskom announces Stage 4 Loadshedding
Monday 16 May 2022: Due to a further loss of generating capacity, loadshedding will be increased to Stage 4 from 17:00 – 22:00 tonight. This after Unit 2 at Kusile tripped this afternoon, taking 720MW with it. The added loss of capacity requires Eskom to increase Loadshedding to Stage 4 from 17:00 – 22:00 tonight.
In better news- This morning a generating unit at Hendrina, Tutuka and Kriel Power Stations were returned to service while a unit at Arnot Power Station was taken offline for repair.
Here’s the current breakdown in Megawatts:
Planned Maintenance – 1904MW
Breakdowns – 17,255MW