Fourth day is not the charm - Eskom announces stage one load shedding

14 July 2015 - 17:17 By RDM News Wire

Eskom‬ has announced that Stage 1 ‎load shedding‬ will be implemented from 5pm to 10pm on Tuesday. Earlier today‚ Eskom had crowed about going for three days with resorting to power outages.Eskom started the week on a good note on Monday‚ saying the “power system is currently stable”‚ and the power utility would be to able “to perform maintenance without load shedding”.It acknowledged‚ though‚ that the system would “constrained during the evening peak period mainly as a result of increased electricity demand”.This was because of the “cold weather conditions across the country”.Temperatures in South Africa are predicted to persist at current levels and then dip as the weekend approaches.Twitter reaction to Eskom’s boast on Tuesday was swift‚ but mostly unprintable because posts were expletive-laden.?@nsmitza‚ however‚ was measured in his response: “@Eskom–SA DYK that there should be no loadshedding at all...ever! Nevermind 3 days...lets try 30 days!”Last Thursday saw a nine-day reprieve from enforced power outages come to an end...

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