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An Eskom logo is seen at the entrance of its head offices in Sunninghill, Sandton.
Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended from 5am on Wednesday morning.
The power utility says this is as a result successful recovery of generation capacity and significant progress in replenishing emergency reserves.
On Sunday, Eskom implemented stage 6 power cuts across the country due to multiple unit trips at Camden power stations.
The escalation followed Saturday’s implementation of stage 3 power cuts.
At the time, Eskom attributed the power cuts to unit trips a the Majuba and Medupi power stations.
On Monday, the power utility downgraded load shedding from stage 6 to stage 4, and announced that stage 2 power cuts will come into effect from Tuesday.
In a statement, the power utility says, “This decision follows the successful recovery of generation capacity and significant progress in replenishing emergency reserves. Although overnight replenishment is still needed, these developments will result in a stable power system.”
“Ongoing planned maintenance stands at 6 660MW, in alignment with our summer period maintenance strategy. This increased level of maintenance is necessary to prepare for winter to further improve reliability and meet license and regulatory requirements.”
Tuesday, 25 February 2025:
Eskom is pleased to announce that loadshedding will be suspended from 5:00 AM on Wednesday, 26 February 2025.
This decision follows the successful recovery of generation capacity and significant progress in replenishing emergency…
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) February 25, 2025
