POWER ALERT 1
Eskom to implement load shedding in Stage 2
Thursday, 05 February 2015: Eskom will implement stage 2 load shedding from 08:00 today, which is likely to continue until 23:00 this evening. This is due to a shortage of generation capacity as several units are currently on unplanned outages due to technical faults.
The power system remains severely constrained and will remain so for the rest of this week. We therefore urge all electricity customers to reduce their consumption in order to reduce the severity of load shedding.
Eskom calls on all customers to reduce the load on the electricity grid by urgently switching off geysers, air conditioners, pool pumps and all non-essential appliances throughout the day, which will reduce electricity demand. Commercial customers, particularly shopping centres and office blocks, can also make a big difference by switching off non-essential lights and not leaving office equipment such as photocopiers and computers in standby mode after hours.
Eskom customers can check load shedding schedules on the Eskom website (http://loadshedding.eskom.co.
Eskom will provide regular updates on the status of the power system throughout the day.
Update:
POWER ALERT 2
Load shedding moves to Stage 3
Thursday, 05 February 2015: Eskom moved from stage 2 to stage 3 load shedding at 16:00 today, which is expected to continue until 23:00. This is due to a further shortage of generation capacity as additional units have had to be taken out of service for unplanned maintenance caused by technical faults.
The power system remains constrained and will remain so for the rest of this week. Any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate the need to go into load shedding. We therefore urge all electricity customers to reduce their consumption in order to reduce the severity of load shedding.
Eskom calls on all customers to reduce the load on the electricity grid by urgently switching off geysers, air conditioners, pool pumps and all non-essential appliances throughout the day, which will reduce electricity demand. Commercial customers, particularly shopping centres and office blocks, can also make a big difference by switching off non-essential lights and not leaving office equipment such as photocopiers and computers in standby mode after hours.
Eskom customers can check load shedding schedules on the Eskom website (http://loadshedding.eskom.co.
Eskom will provide regular updates on the status of the power system throughout the day.
NOTES TO THE EDITOR:
Stage one allows for up to 1 000MW of the national load to be cut, stage two for up to 2 000MW, and stage three for up to 4 000MW.
Statements issued by Eskom, February 5 2015
Click here to sign up to receive our free daily headline email newsletter
