Eskom has announced it will implement stage 3 load shedding from 08:00 until 23:00 on Tuesday.
The power utility resumed with load shedding for the first time in 2019 on Sunday. The rotational power cuts continued on Monday, when stage 4 load shedding was announced for the first time after the failure of a number of generating units.
State 3 allows for 3000 megawatts to be cut from the national grid.
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Date: 12 February 2019Eskom implements Stage 3 rotational loadshedding @SABCNewsOnline @IOL @ewnupdates @TimesLIVE @CityPowerJhb @City_Ekurhuleni @CityTshwane @CityofCT @eThekwiniM pic.twitter.com/Pzo4hOj7iz
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) February 12, 2019
“The power system remains constrained. We’ll continue to provide regular updates about the state of the power system through various media platforms,” Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe tweeted on Monday morning.
Eskom said in a follow-up email that despite the generating units returning to service as planned, emergency reserves of diesel and water were still very low.