STAFF REPORTER|
ESKOM said on Sunday that Stage 6 loadshedding will be implemented on Monday afternoon, with varying stages of loadshedding implemented during the week.
The power utility said in a statement on Sunday that “load shedding would continue to be implemented at various stages” throughout the week, depending on the recovery of the system, following last week’s industrial action.
Stage 4 is currently being implemented until midnight.
Stage 2 will be implemented until 05:00 on Monday, after which Stage 4 will begin.
From 16:00 until 22:00, Stage 6 load shedding will kick in.
“Depending on several possibilities including the workforce fully returning to work to conduct much-needed repairs to equipment it is anticipated that load shedding will gradually be lowered to Stage 2 by the weekend. Eskom will communicate and implement any changes as may be necessary,” said Eskom.
“Eskom would like to remind the public that loadshedding is implemented only as a last resort to protect the national grid. We therefore urge all South Africans to continue using electricity sparingly especially during these uncertain times on the power system.”
Meanwhile, the chief executive of South Africa‘s state power utility Eskom, Andre de Ruyter, said on Friday that he had personally briefed President Cyril Ramaphosa on an ongoing electricity crisis.
“We fully briefed the president on the situation. … We discussed a number of potential options,” de Ruyter told a news conference, refusing to divulge what was discussed.
The meetings with the president included Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, he added.
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