Lingering drought has Edwards Aquifer low and waterways drying up
With the Edwards Aquifer at 70-year lows, the area could soon move into Stage 4 water restrictions.
Source: expressnews.com
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With the Edwards Aquifer at 70-year lows, the area could soon move into Stage 4 water restrictions.
The power utility says this is due to a further breakdown in generating capacity and a much higher increase in demand.
Embattled power utility Eskom will intensify load shedding to stages 4 and 5 from Sunday afternoon.
It's not your imagination, load shedding is way worse in terms of its average severity than in previous months, data for January shows.
Eskom says load shedding will be continuously implemented at stage 4 until further notice.