Stage 5 load shedding will be implemented during the evenings from 4pm to midnight, from Monday to Wednesday and will vary during the day between Stage 4 and stage 2 during this time.
Eskom has temporarily suspended rolling blackouts for the day today, citing sufficient recovery in the generating capacity.
But the power utility says the blackouts will be reinstated again from 5pm this afternoon. Eskom says the increased load shedding is mainly due to to the high levels of breakdowns and the depleted emergency generation reserves.
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