Eskom reduced load shedding from stage 6 to stage 5 starting at noon on Sunday 11 February
In a statement, Eskom said it has successfully replenished its pumped storage dam levels over the last 48 hours and brought certain generation units back into service.
“Over the past 48 hours, Eskom has successfully replenished its pumped storage dam levels and bringing back some generation units back to service. This enabled the reduction of loadshedding to Stage 5 from 12:00 midday until further notice. Eskom will closely monitor the power system and communicate any changes to loadshedding should it be required” said Eskom
Eskom Media briefing by Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
At a briefing on Sunday morning (11 February), electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said load shedding should ease to previous low levels by the middle of the coming week.
He said that the escalation to stage 6 load shedding on Saturday was because of the inherent risks associated with Eskom’s maintenance strategy, where the utility is prioritising planned maintenance to deliver long-term improvements to the grid, but this runs the risk of clusters of units failing in short order.
