{"id":208084,"date":"2021-11-11T11:32:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T09:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/load-shedding-downgrades-to-stage-2\/"},"modified":"2021-11-11T11:32:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T09:32:05","slug":"load-shedding-downgrades-to-stage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/load-shedding-downgrades-to-stage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Load shedding downgrades to Stage 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says the power utility will reduce load shedding to Stage 2 today and he expects  load shedding to be completely lifted by Friday morning.<\/p>\n

He was briefing the media following a week which has seen the power utility implement the more serious Stage 4 load shedding \u2013 leaving households without power for longer or for multiple times throughout the day.<\/p>\n

De Ruyter said the power system had recovered sufficiently to reduce load shedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis good recovery in the system has enabled us to reduce load shedding to Stage 2 from Stage 3 currently at [midday] today. We will maintain Stage 2 until 5am on Friday morning and we will then be in a position to lift load shedding as by then the system would have sufficiently recovered that we can continue to operate and meet normal demand,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

De Ruyter admitted that although the system recovery is going well, Eskom may have to stick to load shedding into the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven where we are and with the well-known challenges that we face on our coal fired generation, a guarantee that there will be no load shedding is not something that I think we should consider giving at this point in time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The CEO implored South Africans to use electricity wisely as this could help the country avoid frequent and severe load shedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have about 14 million households in South Africa so if we all play a part we can really make a difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf all households were to switch off at least one unnecessary light, that would save about 835MW. That\u2019s a huge number which is more than one [generating] unit at a big power station like Medupi that can be save by just switching off one unnecessary light,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The CEO added that to save more electricity, South Africans can also switch off pool pumps an hour earlier, exchange their halogen light bulbs for energy efficient bulbs and switch off geysers over evening peaks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you add up all these interventions that will save up a total of 2849MW which is the equivalent of the output of one of our power stations or equivalent to the consumption of a large city like Tshwane.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt goes to show that small actions\u2026really can make a difference to manage our system better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

De Ruyter revealed that the power utility is engaging National Treasury to address Eskom\u2019s financial problems and its consequent inability to procure spares for repairs to its power stations.<\/p>\n

\u201c[W]e run the risk of becoming muscle bound with governance and we should look at a system which still maintains adequate control and accountability over public money. We understand that we have a responsibility to spend public money wisely bearing in mind that some of the most egregious abuses of public money took place while the PFMA was in place at Eskom.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we are in discussions with National Treasury to find if there are ways to expedite this and in order to make sure that collectively we have the necessary sense of urgency\u2026in dealing with these applications because these challenges do have a bearing on the duration of load shedding and therefore they have a significant economic impact.\u201d \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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