Eskom reverts back to stage 1 load shedding

Cape Town - Eskom announced on Thursday evening that it would switch from Stage 2 to Stage 1 load shedding.

The reversion was announced at 20:10 and the supplier said that Stage 1 would continue until 22:00 in the evening.

In a tweet earlier on Thursday Eskom announced that it had implemented Stage 2 load shedding which was set to run from 17:58 until 22:00.

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According to Eskom it is experiencing a shortage of generation capacity "as several units are currently out of service due to maintenance". 

The current stages of load shedding are stage 1, when 1 000 MW is cut from the grid; stage 2, when 2 000 MW is cut from the grid; and stage 3, when about 4 000 MW is cut from the grid.

Eskom called on all customers to reduce the load on the electricity grid by urgently switching off geysers, air conditioners, pool pumps and all non-essential appliances throughout the day, which will reduce electricity demand.

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