In South Africa: Eskom CEO Blames Stage 6 Load-Shedding on Majuba Failures

In South Africa, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says stage 6 load-shedding was triggered by multiple unit failures at Majuba power station in Mpumalanga after a transformer overload. He confirmed the issue is a structural and technical setback, but assured that isolation measures are in place. Despite further unit trips at Medupi and Camden, Eskom remains committed to its generation recovery plan. Marokane warns this week remains crucial in the recovery process: