By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Eskom has warned that load shedding could kick in at short notice after five of its units failed during the day.
In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said load shedding would need to be implemented at “very short notice” if there were any further loss of generation capacity.
A generating unit each at Kusile and Majuba were taken offline to repair boiler tube leaks, while a generating unit each at Kriel, Majuba and Matimba tripped, and the return to service of a generating unit each at Kendal and Tutuka were delayed.
Total breakdowns have increased to 16 822 MW, while planned maintenance is 4 888 MW of capacity.
Eskom only recently halted its most recent bout of load shedding, during which the country faced several days of rolling power cuts at Stage 4.
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