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In Gauteng, where load-shedding intervals last four hours, Eskom customers could be without electricity for an average of 10 hours a day.Image: REUTERS / SIPHIWE SIBEKO
CHRIS YELLAND

Brace for more stage 6 load-shedding as Eskom breakdowns rise

Stage 6 load-shedding, which has happened once, looks set to become a far more common occurrence as Eskom’s plant breakdowns remain at dangerously high levels. Stage 6 means 6,000MW are dropped from the grid to avoid the system becoming…

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More load-shedding is on the cards, Eskom warned, as it continued with power cuts overnight.Image: 123RF/Aleksandr Rado
CHRIS YELLAND

Load-shedding will continue into the weekend after overnight power cuts

SA woke up on Friday to confirmation of more load-shedding after a night of rolling blackouts, as Eskom grappled with plant breakdowns and replenished its emergency reserves. “As a result of further unplanned breakdowns, critically low…

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An energy expert says it costs about R500 a ton to transport coal from Medupi, pictured, to 10 power stations in Mpumalanga whereas the coal itself costs R300-R350 a ton. He said the extra coal trucks would seriously damage the roads.Image: Business Times
CHRIS YELLAND

Eskom resorts to moving coal by road as blackouts loom

Eskom has started moving coal from its Medupi power station in Limpopo by road to Mpumalanga where 10 power stations have coal stockpile shortages. Power stations are supposed to have enough coal to keep the lights on for 20 days. The…

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