Load shedding on Monday (29 June)
·29 Jun 2015
Eskom announced mid-afternoon on Monday that it will implement stage 1 load shedding from 17:00 until 22:00 due to increased demand, shortage of generation capacity and in order to build up on reserves.
Eskom urged electricity users to consider energy efficient ways of keeping warm during the cold winter weather.
Any unexpected changes on the vulnerable and constrained power system could lead to a change in the load shedding stage at short notice, the company said.
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