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Cape Town - Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona on Sunday confirmed that load shedding would continue for a week, due to the collapsed silo at the Majuba power station.
Eskom published a media presentation on its website about the damage to the Majuba power station's coal storage silo and its effects on South Africans.
* See his full presentation at the end.
- Are you affected? Send us your stories and photos.
- Cape Town residents can see the list here.
- Phone 08600 375 66 for the load shedding schedule or see the list here.
“While the system is tight, this unplanned incident exacerbated the situation and it is very likely that load shedding will continue for the week,” Matona said.
“An investigation is already underway into the cause of the incident, but it appears that this is an isolated incident specific to the coal infrastructure at Majuba.
“Mobile coal feeders are on-site and the team is optimistic that they can maintain half of the total from the power station.
“The Minister of DPE is being kept abreast of all developments. Eskom has also informed all key stakeholders including the Department of Education and the national disaster management centre to minimise the impact for matriculants and all communities.
“Eskom apologises to all electricity consumers, but call on you yet again to switch off unnecessary lights, the geyser, pool pump and air-conditioning.
“Load shedding schedules are available on Eskom website, and municipal customers should contact their municipalities for details.
“We are painfully aware of the impact of this incident given the electricity supply situation in the country.”
READ: Prepare for outages the whole week - expert
Full presentation:
- Fin24.
Eskom published a media presentation on its website about the damage to the Majuba power station's coal storage silo and its effects on South Africans.
* See his full presentation at the end.
- Are you affected? Send us your stories and photos.
- Cape Town residents can see the list here.
- Phone 08600 375 66 for the load shedding schedule or see the list here.
“While the system is tight, this unplanned incident exacerbated the situation and it is very likely that load shedding will continue for the week,” Matona said.
“An investigation is already underway into the cause of the incident, but it appears that this is an isolated incident specific to the coal infrastructure at Majuba.
“Mobile coal feeders are on-site and the team is optimistic that they can maintain half of the total from the power station.
“The Minister of DPE is being kept abreast of all developments. Eskom has also informed all key stakeholders including the Department of Education and the national disaster management centre to minimise the impact for matriculants and all communities.
“Eskom apologises to all electricity consumers, but call on you yet again to switch off unnecessary lights, the geyser, pool pump and air-conditioning.
“Load shedding schedules are available on Eskom website, and municipal customers should contact their municipalities for details.
“We are painfully aware of the impact of this incident given the electricity supply situation in the country.”
READ: Prepare for outages the whole week - expert
Full presentation:
- Fin24.
