In a statement released on Monday afternoon, the power utility said that the escalation in the rolling blackouts was necessary to ration the remaining emergency generation reserves after it was used extensively on Monday morning.
JOHANNESBURG - Eskom will implement stage 4 power cuts from 1pm on Monday through to 5am on Friday due to generation capacity shortages. Stage 2 power cuts would then be implemented until further notice.
In a statement released on Monday afternoon, the power utility said that the escalation in the rolling blackouts was necessary to ration the remaining emergency generation reserves after it was used extensively on Monday morning as it was not getting the reduction in demand as expected from stage two power cuts.Eskom added that seven generation units had not returned to service as anticipated and that a unit at the Arnot power station had tripped on Monday morning, adding to the shortages.
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