Month: September 2023

Escalating to Stages 5 & 6 Brace yourselves as load shedding gets a notch tighter this week. Today’s Snapshot – 12th September 2023: Pattern Until Friday: Status of Units: Waiting for more? Eskom says to keep an eye out. “Another update will follow if there are significant twists,” they promise. AI was used to generate […]

Unexpected Setbacks for Eskom In a surprising turn of events, four additional units at Eskom have faltered, ushering in the continuance of stage 5 load shedding this Tuesday. A Peek into Today’s Scenario: Despite initial projections aiming to keep the load shedding flux between stages 2 to 4 for this week, unforeseen generation losses on […]

Load Shedding Takes a Step Up South Africans, brace yourselves for another jolt in your power routines. Eskom, the nation’s key power supplier, recently announced that they’re ratcheting up load shedding to stage 5. Starting on Monday (11 September) from 22h00, this move is all in a bid to replenish the diminishing storage dam levels […]

The Electrifying Atmosphere South Africa is buzzing. The Rugby World Cup 2023 is the hot topic everywhere you go. Packed stadiums, adrenaline-filled yards, and TVs flickering with intensity. However, there’s a looming threat every South African dreads amidst the roaring ruckus – the abrupt silence of load shedding. EcoFlow: A Beacon Amidst Blackouts Enter the […]

Surprising Shift in Schedule Well, things took a swift turn! Not 24 hours after Eskom presented its weekly game plan, the power giant finds itself in a pickle. Instead of the expected back-and-forth between stages 2, 3, and 4 of load shedding, Eskom dropped the bombshell: Stage 4 load shedding is here to stay, starting […]

The Kusile Conundrum In the heart of Witbank, Mpumalanga, lies a multi-billion rand mammoth: the Kusile power station. With a robust 3,200MW capacity, this coal-fired behemoth has been pegged as the game-changer to curtail escalating load shedding. However, last October, the stakes heightened when a section of the flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) duct at Kusile Unit […]

This Week in Power Hold onto your hats, folks! Eskom’s got a rollercoaster of a week ahead for power users. They’ve just let out their load shedding game plan, and we’re seeing a little hopscotch between stages. The Shedding Schedule: But remember, this is Eskom. “All schedules are subject to change at any point.” Behind […]

Load-shedding Stages Shift The nation’s power provider, Eskom, has laid out its cards for the weekend. Brace yourselves, folks. Stage 5 load-shedding will linger until the early hours of Saturday, 9 September 2023. But there’s a silver lining. Eskom projects a boost in generation recovery over the weekend. Thus, as Saturday dawns, load-shedding will recede […]

Deputy President’s Pledge Deputy President Paul Mashatile is hopeful. Addressing the Parliamentary Press Gallery Association recently, he confidently stated, “We want to put [load shedding] behind us next year.” With South Africa grappling with the dark specter of load shedding, this commitment brings a glint of hope. But will 2024 truly be the end of […]

Eskom’s Recent Bulletin: “Thursday, 07 September 2023 Due to improved generation capacity and emergency reserves, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented tomorrow from 05:00 until 16:00. Eskom will publish another update on Friday afternoon. We plead with members of the public to reduce the demand during the evening peak between 17:00 to 21:00.” Mastering the […]