By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Embattled power utility Eskom has once again ramped up the rolling blackouts rolling to stage 6 due to the breakdown of generating units overnight.
Eskom says generating units at its Kusile and Kriel power stations tripped, forcing the embattled parastatal to implement stage 6 load shedding. The entity says this was effective from 04:16 on Sunday, 18 September 2022.
“Following the tripping of a generating unit each at Kusile and Kriel power stations, Stage 6 load shedding was implemented effective 04:16. Eskom appeals to the public to help conserve electricity, “said Eskom in statement.
Eskom is expected to shed some light on the current power situation during a media briefing on Sunday at 10:00.
Earlier this week, Eskom’s chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said that the power grid is extremely vulnerable to breakdowns and that any load shedding schedules are subject to change at short notice.
Eskom said that it will, through a media briefing on Sunday (18 September), provide the outlook of load shedding for the week ahead.
For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.
Smartphone users can also download the app EskomSePush to receive push notifications when load shedding is implemented, as well as the times the area you are in will be off.