23-02-2025
South Africa Power Blackouts Jump to Highest Level in a Year
South Africa's electricity rationing returned to the highest level for the first time in a year after multiple generating units at the state utility failed, raising questions about the turnaround in the company's performance.
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. will implement Stage 6 power cuts — indicating that it will take 6,000 megawatts offline, it said in a post on X. The company, which started enforcing Stage 3 on Saturday, said it had to cut more electricity after more coal-fired units failed while it had shut more than 7,000 megawatts of capacity for planned maintenance. The utility last resorted to State 6 power cuts on Feb. 10, 2024.
