Electricity provider Eskom made the announcement on Monday that it will begin load shedding at the Stage 6 level until further notice.
In the past, load shedding at stages 4 and 6 would take place during the weekends.
The struggling electricity provider Eskom made the announcement on Monday that it will begin load shedding at the Stage 6 level until further notice.
In the past, load shedding at stages 4 and 6 would take place during the weekends.
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The amount of producing capacity that is now down due to breakdowns is 21 243 MW, whereas 3 566 MW of generating capacity is offline due to maintenance that was planned.