Eskom cited a lower than expected electricity demand from consumers.
The power utility made an about-turn on the load shedding stages.
It said South African households and businesses would remain on stage 4 load shedding until 22:00 on Friday.“Stage 4 load shedding will continue to be implemented until 22:00. Loadshedding will then be reduced to Stage 2 at 22:00 until 07:00 for both Saturday and Sunday,” said Eskom in a statement adding that this was subject to change.Due to lower than anticipated demand, Stage 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until 22:00.
Eskom Hld SOC Ltd July 1, 2022 "Due to lower than anticipated demand, load shedding will continue to be implemented at stage 4 until 22:00 tonight . Load shedding will then be lowered to stage 2 until 07:00 on Saturday morning... "Eskom is cautious that this small reprieve is due to lower than anticipated demand during the weekend and continues to evaluate the situation and closely monitor the system. We will communicate and implement any changes as may be necessary," said Eskom.Eskom has pinned this on the wage negotiations impasse with workers.At the same time, various quarters of society - including political parties - have called for de Ruyter to step down from his position.
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