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Stage 6 Load-Shedding Continues Until Further Notice After Koeberg Unit 2 Trips

SOUTH AFRICA
  • South Africa's rolling blackouts effectively exceeded Stage 6 last week, local media outlets reported over the weekend, albeit Eskom denied taking more than 7,000MW of capacity off the grid. The utility described the load-shedding status last Thursday as "Stage 6 and load shedding curtailment Stage 4." Meanwhile, it said that Stage 6 outages will continue into this week amid continued shortage of generation capacity.
  • The country's energy crisis has been exacerbated by the tripping of Unit 2 at the Koeberg nuclear power station. Eskom noted this morning that the unit is now synchronised and back "on load." An energy expert told News24 that despite problems with the Koeberg plant, only a "perfect storm" would push the grid to Stage 8 load-shedding, but we can see Eskom operate Stage 6 power rationing for much of the winter months.
  • Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana took additional funding off the table, noting that "the utility does not require any further cash injection." Godongwana was speaking after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa called for more support for the embattled energy company.
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