Stage 2 load shedding on Monday as Eskom warns of dark week ahead
Residents and businesses will possibly have to contend with rolling power cuts for the rest of the week.
This comes after Eskom announced a high possibility of load shedding throughout the week.
The power utility will implement Stage 2 load shedding between Monday evening at 4pm and Tuesday morning at 5am.
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantsantsha says the breakdowns currently total 14,560MW of capacity, while another 2,300MW is unavailable due to planned maintenance.
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"This load shedding has been caused by the higher demand as a result of the cold front setting in much earlier than expected, as well as high breakdowns of generation units.
"The generation supply constraints will persist throughout the high winter demand period, which increases the likelihood of load shedding.
Some generation units are expected to return to service starting this evening.
"This, however, is not sufficient to eliminate the high probability of load shedding for the rest of the week."
