Stage 1 and 2 power cuts on the cards for the week

JOHANNESBURG - Rolling blackouts won't be avoided this week.

Eskom says a delay in the return of generating units at three different power stations has led to generation capacity shortages.

READ: Komati power station shuts down

The utility will now implement Stage 1 power cuts from 5am to 4pm and Stage 2 blackouts from 4pm until 5am daily.

Close to 4,00 megawatts has been lost to planned maintenance, with over 14,000 megawatts unavailable due to breakdowns.

Eskom says it will update the public as soon as there are changes.

#POWERALERT1

Stage 1 loadshedding will be implemented daily until Friday, while Stage 2 loadshedding will be
implemented nightly until Friday pic.twitter.com/oLJGxeszav

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) November 1, 2022