With more dark days ahead for South Africans, stage 6 or even stage 8 load-shedding is potentially on the cards.
Most power stations are not functioning at full capacity and, with winter approaching, Eskom has once again urged the public to conserve energy and thus avoid more hours of power cuts.
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Here are the differences between the load-shedding blackout stages over a four-day period, depending on the schedule in your area.
Eskom load-shedding stages explained:
Stage 1: Three power outages for two hours a day
Stage 2: Power outages last for two hours at a time, occurring six times throughout the day
Stage 3: Nine power outages lasting two hours at a time
Stage 4: 12 outages each lasting two hours over a period of four days
Stage 5: 7.5 hours of no power per day
Stages 6 & 7: Two power outages each at four hours
Stage 8: Six power outages or 12 hours of no electricity
Source: @Eskom_SA
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