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- Eskom announced stage 2 load shedding starting at 4pm on Tuesday, 13 May 2025, affecting evening peak periods until Thursday night.
- The utility attributed the load shedding to delays in returning 3,120MW of generation units from planned maintenance and recent unplanned breakdowns.
- Eskom reported a notable reduction in load shedding events relative to past years, although recent challenges have negatively affected its operational efficiency.
- Group CEO Dan Marokane emphasized that enhancing supervision, increasing responsibility, and setting more rigorous expectations for service providers are central to their efforts to improve operational performance.
- Eskom indicated a stronger system position than past winters, advancing three projects expected to add 2,500MW and aiming to limit load shedding duration to a maximum of 21 days.
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BREAKING: Load shedding returns from Tuesday
In a statement released on Tuesday, it was confirmed that load shedding will start at 16:00 on Tuesday, 13 May, and be in effect until 22:00 on Thursday, 15 May 2025. Eskom suggested the implementation of load shedding in the evening peak was in order to “manage limited generation capacity and ensure continued supply during the working days”. Besides a delayed return of generation units, there has been an additional loss of 1,385MW in the past 2…
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