Load shedding stage 2 to start the day

'Load shedding due to increased demand and a shortage of generation capacity' — Eskom

Eskom has moved load shedding to stage 2 early in the day. Photo courtesy of www.fin24.com

Electricity giant, Eskom, implemented load shedding stage one in the early hours of Friday morning and has since upgraded the stage to stage two.

The reason for moving over to a higher stage is as a result of an increased demand and a shortage of generation capacity according to Eskom’s official twitter account.

#ICYMI: Eskom is currently implementing #load_shedding stage 2 due to increased demand & a shortage of generation capacity.

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) June 12, 2015

View the load shedding schedule for this week here and the schedule for 22 to 27 June here.