Eskom to implement stage 2 load shedding

03 August 2015 - 17:20 By RDM News Wire

Eskom is to implement stage 2 load shedding on Monday evening. The power utility said the power system was constrained but stable for most of the day on Monday‚ enabling it to perform maintenance.However due to increased electricity demand and a shortage of generation capacity owing to power station units being on maintenance‚ it would have to implement load shedding from 5pm until about 10pm.“Any unexpected changes on the vulnerable and constrained power system could lead to a change in the load shedding stage at short notice‚” Eskom explained. ..

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