Power utility Eskom has announced that it has suspended load shedding for the weekend due to lower weekend demand.
This follows after Eskom introduced Stage 2 load shedding earlier this week.
In a statement the power supplier said that: “Since Wednesday evening, a generation unit each at Arnot and Majuba power stations were returned to service, while a generating unit each at Duvha, Hendrina, Lethabo and Tutuka power stations were taken offline for repairs.
“We currently have 5 254MW on planned maintenance, while another 15 190MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.”
The utility also highlighted that load shedding was implemented only as a last resort in view of the shortage of generation capacity and the need to attend to breakdowns.
Eskom will publish a further update tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon, or as soon as any significant changes occur.
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