Eskom implements Stage 2 load shedding until 11pm Wednesday

Well, there’s some good news today. If you’ve been avoiding Twitter and news outlets for the past 24 hours, we’d understand. But Eskom today confirmed that it would be implementing Stage 2 until 11pm Wednesday.

That’s a massive relief, especially after the Stage 4 and Stage 6 drama of the past two days.

Eskom still has a massive shortfall though, but has clawed its way back from the 15 200MW yesterday morning. The amount unavailable capacity stands at 13 302MW as of 4.30am.

Still, that figures also a lot higher than it was on 2 December, a load shedding-free day. Just 9100MW was unavailable then.

POWER ALERT 1

Date: 11 December 2019

Eskom is currently implementing Stage 2 rotational loadshedding until 23:00 tonight.@News24 @TimesLIVE @eNCA @iol @SABCNewsOnline @TheCitizen_News @SAfmRadio @POWER987News @ukhozi_fm @METROFMSA @ewnupdates pic.twitter.com/QeeBibEN56

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 11, 2019

“We continue to use diesel for our open cycle gas turbines and water at pumped storage schemes to supplement capacity,” Eskom said in a statement.

It also noted that any shift today could send us back into the depths of load shedding.

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