Eskom escalates blackouts to Stage 6

JOHANNESBURG - More changes to Eskom's power cut schedule for the day.

They may have been suspended overnight for a few hours due to lower demand, but blackouts will be back with Stage 6 from 4pm Sunday afternoon until 5am Monday morning.

All of the changes are causing major frustrations for South Africans who plan their days around the expected power cuts.

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Stage 4 power cuts will kick in from 5am Monday morning until 4pm and then Stage 6 is back until 5am Tuesday morning.

The power utility says this will be repeated until further notice.

Breakdowns are currently at over 18,000 megawatts of generating capacity.

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Stage 6 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 this afternoon until 05:00 on Monday.
Thereafter, Stage 4 and 6 will be implemented during the week pic.twitter.com/D2hevHK9S2

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) May 14, 2023