Eskom will continue with Stage 4 rotational loadshedding from 8AM to 11PM on Sunday.
The power utility says it continued with loadshedding throughout the night in an effort to build up necessary water reserves in the pump storage scheme.
#POWERALERT 4
Date: 16 March 2019Eskom to loadshed throughout the night and all day on Sunday @CityPowerJhb @eThekwiniM @CityPowerJhb @IOL @CityTshwane @SABCNewsOnline @ewnupdates @TimesLIVE @MangaungCity @CityofCT @News24 pic.twitter.com/FqxaBofAbe
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 16, 2019
Eskom says in a statement that even with the implementation of stage 4 loadshedding on Saturday, it experienced a further decline in water reserves, which was used to supplement generation capacity.
The power utility says stage 4 loadshedding was necessitated by loss of capacity which included imports from Mozambique due to cyclone Idai.
Stage 4 means loadshedding will occur 12 times over a 4 day period for 2 hours at a time, or over an 8 day period for 4 hours at a time.
our simple inforgraphic helps you understand #loadshedding STAGE 4 @ferialhaffajee @ewnupdates @TimesLIVE @YouthInEnergy @Loadshedding_SA @loadshedbuddy @CityPowerJhb @centlecutility @MangaungCity @mailandguardian @Fin24 pic.twitter.com/AnQiROUgLK
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 16, 2019
At this stage, it appears unlikely that the imports from Mozambique will be restored in the next few days.
People are advised to check the Eskom or municipality websites for loadshedding schedules.
South Africans reacted with anger, fury and disbelief on social media platforms, with some blaming corruption and mismanagement at the power utility for the outages.
