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Eskom has indicated that Stage 8 loadshedding – representing 16 hours of cuts in a 32-hour cycle – is possible this winter if coal plant breakdowns breach 18 000 MW and demand rises in sync with what is forecast to be a colder winter than was the case in 2022. However, interim CEO Calib Cassim continues to insist that the risk of a total blackout is low.
Eskom warned that it is going to be a difficult winter with a possibility of the country hitting stage 8 load shedding
South Africa's struggling state-owned power firm Eskom forecast a "very tight winter", warning it may ramp up crippling power outages.
It’s going to be an exceptionally “hard” winter for South Africans, Eskom said, with record stage-8 power cuts possible.
SA power system is severely constrained with a high risk of increased stages of load-shedding in winter - Eskom statement