Eskom says the stage 2 load shedding, which will run until Monday morning, is necessary due to a shortage of generation capacity
Brace yourselves: Eskom has announced it will be implementing Stage 2 of load shedding from 11:00 on Wednesday, 2 February until 05:00 on Monday, 7 February 2022.
âEskom regrets to inform the public that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 11:00 this morning until 05:00 on Monday. This load shedding is necessary due to a shortage of generation capacity following breakdowns of two more generating units during the night,â said Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
ESKOM: STAGE 2 LOAD SHEDDING âNECESSARYâ
Since this past weekend, Mantshantsha says the utility has had no choice but to make use of a significant amount of emergency generating reserves, which have now been depleted and need to be replenished. Mantshantsha says Eskom will use this period of load shedding to replenish the emergency generation reserves.
The announcement comes hours after Eskom had urged customers to use electricity sparingly.
