Cape Town - Eskom has shut down Medupi Power Plant in Lephalale, Limpopo, to protect its property and workers, after the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) went on strike at the plant, Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe told Fin24 on Wednesday.
Eskom earlier announced it would implement stage 2 load shedding, which would start at 16:00.