Rolling blackouts downgraded to Stage 2

JOHANNESBURG - Rolling blackouts have been lowered to stage 2 from 4pm on Sunday afternoon until 5am on Monday.

Then it will be suspended completely until 4pm on Monday afternoon when Eskom will return to stage 4.

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The power utility says this comes off the back of lower demand and improved available generation capacity.

From Tuesday, South Africans will get a slight reprieve during the day when stage 1 is instituted from 5am to 4pm.

Eskom says breakdowns have been reduced to below 16,000 megawatts.

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Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 this afternoon until 05:00 on Monday. Thereafter, loadshedding will be suspended until 16:00 on Monday. pic.twitter.com/S7eIuu05uh

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) June 4, 2023