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Brace for Stage 8 blackouts this winter, says expert

JOHANNESBURG - Chairman of the Management Committee of the NRS Association of SA and former executive manager at Eskom Vally Padayachee says Stage 8 blackouts are a reality this winter.

His organisation is in the final stages of revising the country’s power blackout guidelines beyond Stage 8.

READ: Eskom announces Stage 6 power cuts until further notice

"We do anticipate that given the status of the current grid and we cannot guarantee that we would not go beyond Stage 6 let alone Stage 8," he said.

The country is currently on Stage 6 power cuts until further notice.

Eskom said on Sunday this is due to the failure of several units that could not be returned to service.

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