Eskom stretches rolling blackouts into weekend
Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer says stage 2 load shedding is set to continue until 5am on Saturday.
Source: ecr.co.za
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Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer says stage 2 load shedding is set to continue until 5am on Saturday.
This is due to the unreliability of the generation system and to prevent a higher stage of load-shedding, Eskom told a news briefing on Tuesday.
Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 5pm on Monday until at least 5am on Wednesday.
The power utility says the power cuts are necessary to conserve and replenish emergency reserves.
Eskom says stage 2 load shedding is coming back on Monday night.