Eskom proposes power outages of up to 32 hours to prevent grid collapse

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Eskom proposes power outages of up to 32 hours to prevent grid collapse
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South Africans need to be prepared for the possibility of loadshedding up to stage 16. Eskom is currently considering this measure to prevent the grid from collapsing due to increasing demand:

South Africans need to be prepared for the possibility of loadshedding up to stage 16. Eskom is currently considering this measure to prevent the grid from collapsing due to increasing demand.The National Regulatory Services Association of SA , an organisation that aids in regulating loadshedding, is completing a document called. This document would enable Eskom to implement extreme loadshedding beyond stage 8 in unanticipated emergency situations.

‘But with what we are seeing in terms of how the system is behaving, the current system does not show that we can go to that stage ,’ she said.document and only permits loadshedding to go up to stage 8. ‘A prudent power industry plans ahead so that, in the unlikely event that higher stages are required now or in the future, these are prepared ahead of time and can be implemented in a controlled, systematic manner. The edition 3 of NRS048-9 makes this provision,’ Mokwena said.

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