Eskom implements Stage 3 loadshedding

A lantern lit during a loadshedding.

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Eskom has announced the return of another round of rolling blackouts from today at 2pm. The power utility says the decision to implement loadshedding comes after a loss of 2700Mega Wats in the past 14 hours.

The affected power stations include Koeberg Unit 2, which was taken offline, and two Kusile Units whose coal operations were affected by adverse weather in the area.

Adding to the current electricity supply constraints is the higher levels of planned maintenance outages, aimed at winter preparation and meeting regulatory and environmental licensing requirements are still underway.

Eskom says is focused on deploying extra engineering resources to expedite the repair of units currently offline. It is anticipated that 6200MW will be restored to service by Monday’s evening peak.

The events that triggered Stage 3 loadsheddingg occurred while the system was already under strain.

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Eskom implements Stage 3 loadshedding from 14:00 today and anticipates to be in this mode until Monday at 05:00, following 98% availability of power supply, due to loss of 2700MW over the past 14 hours. To replenish emergency reserves over the weekend –
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— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 7, 2025