'Eskom is lying to us': Power cuts already near stage 5, warns energy expert

Eskom on Tuesday denied reports that it was planning to increase load-shedding to unprecedented stage 5 and 6 levels. But energy expert Ted Bloem accused Eskom on Wednesday of"lying", because, by its own admission, it had effectively entered stage 5 load-shedding territory.

"Eskom is lying to us. They said yesterday at their press briefing, with the minister in the room, that on Monday we dropped 4,900MW. Now if you follow their definitions, that’s stage five. "That’s why everybody is complaining because they have never experienced this in their lives before,” Bloem said in an interview withEskom has made provision for load-shedding at various levels. Stage 1 calls for 1,000MW, stage 2 calls for 2,000MW, stage 3 calls for 3,000MW and stage 4 calls for 4,000MW to be rotationally shed off the national electricity grid.

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

You will never get the truth, Eskom ANC will continue to lie as the continue to loot and steel. They will always blame everyone else and promise to fix things before elections rinse, repeat

No one knows anymore. We are just living.

Maybe you can help us since you know the truth, please help asseblief, we are in the dark.

That is what I have been saying this is not Stage4 this is Stage5 and beyond. They are implementing Stage4 x 3 that is 12 hours a day without electricity.This is a national shut down. LoadShedding LoadSheddingStage7 EskomLoadShedding EskomCrisis

ESKOM cannot lie. The Leaders lie, steal and destroy us.

But it's unfair now to expect Eskom to be honest all of a sudden. They've been lying since forever

Who gives a fuck what they are calling it? We have lost shedding 3x a day either way😡😡

I think they must just take their poles, cables and Voetsek. We will rather use solar system until we can all afford then. 🚮

Go back to sleep it's a public holiday

Duh

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