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With a cold front currently moving through parts of the country, Eskom will be implementing loadshedding on Thursday, 22 July 2021.
The state-owned enterprise states, “Due to a shortage of generation capacity, coupled with the severely cold weather in parts of the country, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 4 pm until 9 pm tonight.”
The power utility further states, “Unfortunately, a generation unit each at Tutuka and Medupi Power Stations were forced offline this afternoon, increasing the capacity constraints on the power system.”
Adding to this, a unit at Medupi and Tutuka, expected to return to service this afternoon (22 July 2021), has now been delayed, further contributing to the shortages.
Breakdowns currently total 14 137MW while planned maintenance is 2 924MW of capacity.
As per the last 13 years, the state-owned enterprise claims that it regrets the inconvenience caused by these power constraints. They are now urging the public to reduce electricity usage to help ease the pressure on the power system.
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