Cape Town - Stage 3 load shedding will be in effect until 5am on Thursday.
Eskom said on Sunday continued load shedding was necessary due to the shortage of generation capacity as a result of persistent high levels of breakdowns.
“Following the shutdown of Camden Power Station due to the de-mineralised water contamination last week, the first of seven generating units returned to service on Saturday evening.
“The remaining units are anticipated to return to service over the next eight days, while one will remain on planned maintenance. ‘A generating unit each at Kusile and Majuba power stations were returned to service,” Eskom said.
A generating unit each at Duvha, Kendal, Komati, Kusile, Matimba, Lethabo and Tutuka power stations were taken offline for repairs.
In addition, the delay of two generating units at Kendal power station and one generating unit at Tutuka power station have added to the capacity constraint.
“Emergency generation facilities have been adequately replenished.
“We currently have 6 893MW on planned maintenance, while another 16 168MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns,” Eskom said.
Cape Times