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Stage 6 loadshedding returns on Tuesday night after more breakdowns

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Stage 6 loadshedding returns on Tuesday night after more breakdowns

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31st January 2023

By: News24Wire

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Eskom has announced that loadshedding will escalate to Stage 6 on Tuesday night, after six generating units suffered breakdowns over the past 24 hours. 

Loadshedding will initially jump to Stage 5 from noon on Tuesday, until 21:00. From there Stage 6 will run until 05:00 on Wednesday. From there, Stage 5 would continue until further notice. 

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"In the last 24 hours, six generating units have suffered breakdowns, of which a unit each at Duvha and Hendrina have not yet returned to service," Eskom said.

"In addition, a generating unit each at Matla and Arnot had been returned to service. There is a delay in returning a generating unit each at Duvha, Kendal, Grootvlei, and Kriel power stations."

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Around 4 654 MW is out due to planned maintenance, while breakdowns currently amount to 18 123MW of generating capacity.

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