POWER ALERT 1

Loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 3 from 21:00 tonight until 05:00 on Friday.
Thereafter Stage 2 will be implemented until 05:00 on Monday, as previously
communicated

Thursday, 10 March 2022: Due to some recovery in generation capacity over the past 24
hours, loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 3 from 21:00 tonight until 05:00 on Friday.
Thereafter loadshedding will be lowered to Stage 2 until 05:00 on Monday morning, as
previously communicated. Eskom appeals to all South Africans to continue helping us limit the
impact of loadshedding by reducing the usage of electricity and to switch off all non-essential
items.

The emergency generation reserves have sufficiently improved to permit a reduction in the
stage of loadshedding.

A generation unit each at Matla, Medupi, Kusile and Camden power stations have returned to
service while a unit each at Matla, Lethabo and Arnot power stations were taken offline for
repairs during the same period. Two other units are expected to return to service today while
another five generation units are expected to be back in service by Monday afternoon.

Total breakdowns amount to 13 942MW while planned maintenance is 7 136MW of capacity.

Eskom would like to apologise for the implementation of loadshedding, and will continuously
review the situation and act appropriately as circumstances change. We will communicate
promptly should there be any significant changes to the power system.

ENDS

Issued by: Eskom Media Desk

Tel: +27 11 800 3304/3343/3378
Fax: 086 664 7699
Email: mediadesk@eskom.co.za