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Load-shedding goes up a gear

Load-shedding goes up a gear

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15th April 2015

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Eskom has announced that it will move load-shedding from stage 2 (2000 MW shed from the grid) to a partial stage 3 (4000 MW shed from certain areas off the grid) at 16:00 due to the vulnerable system of the grid.

Eskom made the same announcement at the same time on Tuesday, revealing how sensitive the electricity situation is at the moment.

Load-shedding should last until 22:00.

Public Works Minister Lynne Brown told media in Cape Town on Wednesday that Eskom only wanted to subject South Africans to a few hours of stage 3 load-shedding, which is why it only implemented at from 16:00 to 22:00 and not the whole day.

"There will be load-shedding for the next two years," she said. "It is time for South Africans and the economy to adapt to the situation and find a way to save electricity and manage their productivity during the few hours of load-shedding when it occurs."

 

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