Eskom will reduce supply by 6 000 megawatts until further notice after a generation unit at one of its newest coal-fired power stations broke down. LoadShedding Stage6 Moneyweb
South Africa’s state-owned electricity provider will reduce supply by 6 000 megawatts until further notice after a generation unit at one of its newest coal-fired power stations broke down. Read all our Eskom coverage here. The move to continuously implement so-called stage 6 load shedding, which means as much as 12 hours of blackouts a day, was announced by Eskom late Wednesday evening and followed the breakdown of a unit at the Medupi Power Station.
Restoring power pylons in capital may take five days It may take as long as five days to repair and install new power pylons that supply parts of South Africa’s capital, Beeld reported, citing Eskom’s acting spokeswoman, Daphne Mokwena. Seven high-tension electricity towers in the northeast of Tshwane municipality, which includes the capital, Pretoria, collapsed at the weekend, cutting power supplies to the area. That included Silverton, where Ford Motor Co.
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