https://www.engineeringnews.co.za

SA teetered on the edge of Stage 7 load-shedding on Monday

Paraffin lantern

Photo by Creamer Media

20th September 2022

By: News24Wire

  

Font size: - +

Eskom shed close to 7 000 MW, associated with Stage 7, from the grid on Monday evening.

In his daily system updates, Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha tweeted that 6 770 MW were shed on Monday evening.

At the time, Eskom was officially implementing Stage 6 load-shedding, which means 6 000 MW is shed from the grid – or South Africans would be without power for six hours of the day.

The higher the load-shedding stage – the more frequently customers will experience power outages.

Eskom has since downgraded load-shedding to Stage 5 – which means 5 000 MW will be shed from the grid.

In the meantime, the power utility has issued three new procurement programmes targeting different energy suppliers who could possibly get 1 000 MW flowing to the grid urgently. Eskom is optimistic it will have the first supply agreement signed this week.

Edited by News24Wire

Article Enquiry

Email Article

Save Article

Feedback

To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Showroom

EKATO Africa
EKATO Africa

Established in 1933, EKATO is the world leader in agitation technology, supplying agitators for processes and applications such as chemicals and...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Flanders Electrical SA
Flanders Electrical SA

FLANDERS Southern Africa provides integrated solutions for mining and industrial operations, covering field services, automation, electrification,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







301

sq:0.066 0.742s - 124pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now