Eskom: ‘high risk’ of load shedding for South Africa on Wednesday

It’s Wednesday, and Eskom still hasn’t solved its weekend maintenance issues. The company this morning issued a release suggesting that there is a “high risk” of load shedding for Wednesday.

#POWER ALERT 1
06 March 2019

There is a high risk of rotational #loadshedding today, but will only be implemented if absolutely necessary. @CityPowerJhb@City_Ekurhuleni @eThekwiniM@CityTshwane @SABCNewsOnline @Fourways_Review @Sandton_News @IOL @eNCA @ewnupdates @SowetanLIVE pic.twitter.com/4gNJlqnJqO

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 6, 2019

“Eskom did not implement rotational load shedding yesterday, but the risk of load shedding remains high for today as the system is still tight and vulnerable,” it penned in a release.

“We continue to encourage residents and businesses to use electricity sparingly during this period. Please switch off geysers as well as all non-essential lighting and electricity appliances to assist in reducing demand.”

Yesterday, Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe announced that a “number of breakdowns” was experience as “various power stations”. However, no load shedding was implemented.

ALERT: There's a risk of loadshedding this afternoon due to a number of breakdowns at various power stations. Eskom encourages residents and businesses to use electricity sparingly in an effort to reduce pressure on the national grid. We'll provide regular updates on this matter

— Khulu Phasiwe (@KhuluPhasiwe) March 5, 2019

The utility notes that load shedding will only be implemented if “absolutely necessary”.

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