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Eskom implements stage 2 load-shedding from 5pm

Eskom announced on Tuesday that stage 2 load-shedding would be in place from 5pm to 10pm.

The coal-fired Kusile power station in Mpumalanga. File photo.
The coal-fired Kusile power station in Mpumalanga. File photo. (Thulani Mbele)

Power utility Eskom announced on Tuesday that stage 2 load-shedding would be in place from 5pm to 10pm.

This was due to “delays in returning generating units at Kusile and Majuba power stations”, Eskom said in a statement.

Eskom said the “high winter demand brought about by colder temperatures” had also played a role.

It also warned that the chance of rotational power cuts continuing through the week was “high”. 

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