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Energy company Eskom will implement stage 2 load shedding. Photo: Getty Images
Power company Eskom will implement stage 2 load shedding from 5pm on Wednesday to 11pm on Friday, with a high probability that it will continue through the weekend.
Eskom said this was due to poor performance at the Kusile, Duvha and Tutuka power plants, along with delays in returning other units to service and breakdowns over the past week.
This means that there is a possibility that load shedding will be implemented at short notice on Wednesday if there are more breakdowns before 17:00.
“Eskom has had to make extensive use of emergency generation reserves, which are rapidly depleting. This load shedding period will be used to replenish emergency generation reserves,” the power company said in a statement.
“There is a high probability that load shedding will continue to be implemented over the weekend, depending on the plants that return to service after planned maintenance, as well as the levels of emergency generation reserves.”
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