Pretoria – Eskom says it will implement stage 1 load shedding this evening due to a shortage of generation capacity resulting from technical faults at some of its units.
The load shedding was due to be implemented from 5pm and is likely to continue until 10pm.
“Eskom would like to assure customers that load shedding is implemented as a necessary measure to protect the power system and to ensure that maintenance is carried out in order to guarantee that our supply of electricity can be maintained in the long term,” said the power utility on Sunday.
It said any unexpected changes on the vulnerable and constrained power system could lead to a change in the load shedding stage at short notice.
“As we are currently experiencing cold weather conditions across the country, we urge electricity users to consider energy efficient ways of keeping warm,” said Eskom. – SAnews.gov.za
