Eskom regrets to inform the public that due to the ongoing generation capacity shortages, Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 13:00 until 05:00 on Friday 12 November 2021. Thereafter Stage 2 load shedding will continue as previously communicated until 05:00 on Saturday 13 November 2021.
While Eskom regrets the escalation in load shedding, it is necessary to ration the remaining emergency generation reserves, which have been utilised extensively this morning 8 November 2021, as we are not getting the reduction in demand as expected from the implementation of Stage 2 load shedding.
It was anticipated that an additional seven units would have returned to service by Monday, and this has not materialized. Further, a generating unit at Arnot power station tripped this morning, contributing to the shortages.
We remind customers that load shedding is implemented as a last resort to maintain the stability of the power system regardless of the stage of load shedding.
Total breakdowns currently amount to 14 874MW while planned maintenance is 5 579MW of capacity.
Eskom would like to apologize for the inconvenience caused by the implementation of load shedding, and requests the public to reduce the usage of electricity in order to help us through the constraints.
Eskom will communicate promptly should there be any significant changes to the power system.
