Load-shedding is back: Stage 2 power cuts to kick in at 9pm on Monday

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Eskom will implement stage 2 load-shedding from 9pm on Monday to “conserve and replenish” emergency reserves.“Further breakdowns could force Eskom to implement load-shedding sooner or to extend the load-shedding beyond Tuesday morning,” the utility said in a statement.Eskom said that, since midnight, it had lost a unit each at Camden, Kusile, Duvha and Matla power stations.

7 Feb 2022 9AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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