Eskom Moves Loadshedding to Stage 6 From Sunday Morning After the Tripping of Another Generation Unit

• South Africa's power utility company Eskom has moved loadshedding from Stage 5 to 6 after two power generating units tripped
• Eskom had previously announced that it was implementing Stage 5 from Saturday morning until Monday 19 September at 5am
• In another statement released, the power company confirmed that more generating units had tripped

South Africans are bracing for more blackouts after state-owned power utility company Eskom's announcement that loadshedding will go up from Stage 5 to 6.

This comes following a statement on Saturday that Stage 5 loadshedding was going to be implemented during the weekend after five power generating units broke down overnight.

According to EWN, Eskom confirmed that Stage 6 blackouts will be rolling starting Sunday morning after the breaking down of more generation units. The short statement read:

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"Following the tripping of a generation unit each at Kusile and Kriel power stations, Stage 6 loadshedding was implemented effective 04:16. Eskom appeals to the public to help conserve electricity."

The statement sparked outrage among South Africans who took to Twitter to blast Eskom. Many demanded better service delivery from the company.

@ChristoThurston said:

"At 4:16 this morning Eskom implemented Stage 6 loadshedding. This is on a Sunday morning! We might face Stage 8, Stage 10 or a total blackout this week. Parliament must stop all their bottled water meetings and meet urgently on this! It's a national crises."

@MrMakinta commented:

"Funny that we are experiencing Stage 6 loadshedding hours after Cyril promised Biden that SA will move away from generating electricity using coal. What if Stage 6 was a way of proving to Biden how fast we can switch off our Eskom power stations? Allegedly of course."

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In other news, Briefly News also reported that twenty-one people, including 19 school children, died after an over-speeding haulage truck crashed into a bakkie along the N2 highway.

Reports indicate that the 4x4 bakkie was transporting pupils from school to their homes when the accident occurred.

News24 reports that the Emergency Medical Services said the accident occurred on Friday afternoon. The publication further notes that EMS spokesperson Robert Mckenzie confirmed that those who perished include 19 school children aged between five and 12 and two adults.

Source: Briefly News