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Eskom: More stage 4 load shedding on Wednesday - and Koeberg repairs could take days

Stage 4 load shedding is set to continue until 23:00 on Tuesday night, but will be dropped to stage 2 for a brief period on Wednesday morning, Eskom has said.

After 09:00, Stage 4 will resume again. 

The power utility announced stage 4 load shedding on Tuesday afternoon after Unit 1 tripped at Koeberg power station near Cape Town. It emphasised that there was no risk to safety

Repairs were expected to take some days, Eskom warned in a statement. 

"The seawater circulating water pump was damaged, and it is expected that repairs will take a number of days before the unit can be brought back into operation." 

Unplanned breakdowns were at 12 046MW at 17:50 and planned maintenance was at 6 155MW, it added. 

Additionally, said the power utility, demand has increased since January. 


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