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Eskom Unplugged. AGAIN!

FILE: Representative illustration of light bulbs. Taken 6.6.2012
FILE: Representative illustration of light bulbs. Taken 6.6.2012

South African power utility Eskom said it would implement "Stage 2" scheduled power cuts from 1600 until midnight local time (1400 to 2200 GMT) on Wednesday and Thursday due to a shortage of generation capacity.

Eskom said in a statement that there had been a delay returning several generation units to service, while others had broken down.

Eskom has an aging power station fleet comprised mainly of coal plants that are highly prone to faults.

Government efforts to add additional capacity have been slow, and this year a record among of electricity is set to be cut from the grid.

The struggling state-owned company suspended scheduled electricity outages 11 days ago, following several weeks of regular power cuts that prompted public anger and hampered businesses.

The power situation in South Africa has caused some to call for the delay in taking coal-fired power plants out of service.

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