JOHANNESBURG - Eskom’s has announced it will be implementing Stage 5 blackouts from midnight on Monday evening.
WATCH: Stage 6 power cuts hit SA
It follows the return to service of units at Camden, Kriel, and Kendal power plants.
Stage 6 was implemented at 4am on Sunday.
The utility is appealing to the public, to help conserve electricity.
#Loadshedding Update #Stage5
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) September 19, 2022
Overnight a unit each at Camden, Kriel, Kusile and Kendal were returned but unfortunately had to take off a unit at Duvha which developed a boiler tube leak. Loadshedding will thus be reduced to Stage 5 at midnight.