Eskom downgrades load-shedding to Stage 1 and Stage 2
JOBURG – Eskom has moved into Stage 1 and Stage 2 rotational load-shedding.
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Eskom has announced that Stage 2 load-shedding will start from 9am until 11pm today, 22 March, after the country was hit by consecutive days of Stage 4 load-shedding since 16 March.
The state utility said there is still a shortage of capacity. Earlier this week the Eskom board with the minister of Enterprise Pravin Gordhan said they have no timeframe of when load-shedding will end and that an investigation into the current electricity problems will only be complete within 10 days.
Friday, 22 March 2019: Eskom is currently implementing Stage 1 rotational loadshedding. Stage 2 will be implemented from 09h00
and will continue until 23h00 today. This is due to a shortage of capacityWe sincerely apologise for the inconvenience @TrafficSA @IOL @ewnreporter
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 22, 2019
UPDATE: City Power has implemented Stage 2 load shedding as declared by Eskom starting from 09h00 until 23h00.^JM pic.twitter.com/BQD98eXdLW
— @CityPowerJhb (@CityPowerJhb) March 22, 2019
#POWERALERT 1
Date: 21 March 2019Eskom moves to Stage 1 and Stage 2 loadshedding @CityPowerJhb @CityTshwane @City_Ekurhuleni @CityofCT @eNCA @ewnupdates @TimesLIVE @SowetanLIVE @SABCNewsOnline pic.twitter.com/oEFF48wVvG
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 21, 2019
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