Eskom Announces Stage 5 Loadshedding, SA Citizens Furious on Social Media: “This Is Utterly Ridiculous”

• Eskom announced on Wednesday evening that loadshedding will be increased in the next couple of days
• The energy company said four generating units broke down at different power stations over the last 24 hours
• South African citizens reacted with fury on social media about Eskom's unpleasant announcement

JOHANNESBURG - Eskom announced that from Thursday morning loadshedding will be increased to Stages 4 and 5 for the rest of the week.

"Stages 4 and 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Thursday morning until Sunday afternoon."

The power utility said the need for increased blackouts is due to generating units that broke down at Camden, Kendal, Lethabo and Majuba power stations.

Eskom added that two generating units at Matla and Tutuka powers stations have not been returned to service because of maintenance delays.

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In the statement, Eskom urged members of the public to use electricity sparingly and that further updates will be published if there are significant changes.

See Eskom's full statement below

SA citizens' comments about Eskom's loadshedding announcement

@WaNkwatisa posted:

"De Ruyter is going to give us Stage 8 on his last week in office."

@khustazm wrote:

"Now you see why South Africans are so gatvol? This can’t continue like this."

@iamthebe_m asked:

"Y’all still don’t want to live stream the power plants, huh?"

@warrenfer1 mentioned:

"So much for the Stages 2 and 3, which didn't last long at all, and we're back at Stage 5."

@WamGelm tweeted:

"How do break-downs happen at 4 different power stations, in 4 different locations at the same time?"

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@raatkirani213 stated:

"This is utterly ridiculous! Proof that you can't fix anything!"

City of Cape Town plans to cut loadshedding by 4 stages by buying excess energy from businesses and residents

Briefly News reported that the City of Cape Town is light years ahead of the rest of South Africa and has an awesome plan to cut loadshedding by four stages in the metro.

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced on Tuesday, 24 January, that the city will now pay cash and offer incentives to businesses that supply the metro’s grid with excess power. Residents who generate their own electricity will be offered the same opportunity later in 2023.

Source: Briefly News