Rolling power cuts have been escalated to stage 6 in the evenings.
This kicked in from 4pm on Monday until 5am on Tuesday. Daytime load-shedding will be at stage 4 between 5am and 4pm on Tuesday.
This pattern will be repeated daily until further notice.
Eskom said this is due to delays in returning 10 generating units to service.
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Stage 6 load-shedding returns as Eskom struggles with generation capacity
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Rolling power cuts have been escalated to stage 6 in the evenings.
This kicked in from 4pm on Monday until 5am on Tuesday. Daytime load-shedding will be at stage 4 between 5am and 4pm on Tuesday.
This pattern will be repeated daily until further notice.
Eskom said this is due to delays in returning 10 generating units to service.
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