Load shedding pushed to stage 5 as demand ticks higher

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Load shedding pushed to stage 5 as demand ticks higher
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Eskom says that power demand is higher than it anticipated, which has led to an escalation of load shedding.

Power utility Eskom says that power demand has been higher than anticipated, and it has to once again push load shedding higher.

Stage 5 load shedding will kick in at 16h00 until midnight, thereafter dropping to stage 4 load shedding for the entirety of Saturday. The delay in returning to service a generating unit at Kendal and two generating units at Tutuka power stations is contributing to the current capacity constraints.

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