Stage 2 load-shedding to start at 12:00
The possibility that State-owned Eskom will implement load-shedding from 12:00 to 22:00 on Friday.
This was owing to an increase in plant breakdowns exceeding 3 000 MW of capacity.
While five generation units had been taken off the grid on Thursday night and Friday morning a breakdown at the Matimba power station resulted in the need to implement load-shedding.
Earlier on Friday, the utility had warned that it may need to resort to load-shedding after two units at the Arnot power station, as well as a unit each at Kendal, Tutuka and Majuba had been taken off the grid.
The delayed return to service of a generation unit at the Duvha power station also added significant pressure to the generation system.
Eskom urged the public to continue reducing electricity use.
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