Johannesburg - Eskom has implemented load shedding after announcing the countrys power system will be severely constrained for the next week following damage to a coal storage silo at the Majuba power station. Stage 1 rotational load shedding will be implemented from 08:00 to 20:00 on Sunday, Eskom said. A silo, which houses over 10 000 tons of coal, cracked [on Saturday afternoon] impacting coal supplies to all six units at the power station resulting in the power station operating at reduced capacity of 1 300MW. Teams are on site and are in the process of dispatching mobile coal feeders to site. In the unlikely event that this contingency is unsuccessful, it may impact the full supply from the power station, Eskom said in a media release. The power utility urged costumers to switch off geysers and pool pumps, and turn air conditioning to 23°C in order to reduce the impact of load shedding. On Thursday, Eskom issued an alert that the countrys power system is under severe strain due to technical faults. Meanwhile, work at the Kusile and Medupi power stations is progressing well. The load shedding schedule is available here: loadshedding.eskom.co.za
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 06:54:30 +0000
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