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Cape Town - Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding at 16:00 on Monday and then move to stage 2 at 17:00 until 22:00.
"This is due to a shortage of generating capacity as several units are currently out of service due to maintenance," Eskom said on Monday.
"Eskom was able to meet demand for the morning until 16:00 today, which meant there was no load shedding.
"It is important to note that Eskom implements load shedding as a necessary measure to protect the power system and to ensure that maintenance is carried out in order to guarantee that our supply of electricity can be maintained in the long term."
See GridWatch to see how you could be affected.
Municipalities not paying Eskom lose out on key funds
The government has resorted to withholding payments to municipalities that owe Eskom money in an effort to stabilise the finances of the state utility.
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said Treasury had taken steps to persuade municipalities to conclude payment plans and repay Eskom debts.
“This was done by withholding equitable share payments to municipalities that have outstanding debts to Eskom and who failed to acknowledge this debt,” he told the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Sandton on Monday.
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