Load shedding has become an irritating way of life, but there's glimmer of hope
People have become immune to excuse after excuse of yet another 'emergency' or 'breakdown' from Eskom's power stations.
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People have become immune to excuse after excuse of yet another 'emergency' or 'breakdown' from Eskom's power stations.
'Old age is no excuse for poor plant performance' says power station manager who describes himself as 'very competitive' – to the point that in this case it's the coal supply that's battling to keep up.
Since Sunday afternoon, a generating unit each at Arnot, Hendrina, Lethabo and Majuba, as well as two units at Camden Power Station have suffered breakdowns and been taken offline for repairs.<...
Eskom loses half of its power-generating capacity, opening risks for longer cuts which will entail more than half the day with no electricity
‘The forecast is that we will have load shedding Stage 6 prevailing until Wednesday evening peak,’ said Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.