Just as we thought that we might be out of the woods regarding loadshedding, Eskom this morning announced that Stage 2 loadshedding will come into effect from 10am today.
South Africa’s have been spared loadshedding for about two weeks, with the last occurrence happening just before President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address.
#PowerAlert: We regret to announce that stage 2 #load_shedding will be implemented from 10:00 to 22:00 today.
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) February 26, 2015
Eskom warned that although it has implemented Stage 2 loadshedding, if anything else had to change in terms of power use, the stage would probably be kicked up a notch.
Any additional changes on the already vulnerable and constrained power system could lead to a change in the stage at short notice. — Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) February 26, 2015
#Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe says they’ve lost some of their generating units due to technical faults. #LoadShedding
— Jacaranda Newsteam (@JacaNews) February 26, 2015
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