On Thursday the utility announced that that six of its coal-fired power stations had achieved energy availability of 70% for the first time since last year May.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans can expect a brighter weekend, with Eskom moving load shedding down to stage 2 from midday on Friday.
The ailing power utility has been flickering between stages 4 and 5 in recent months, with some residents having over 10 hours of power outages a day. But on Thursday the utility announced that that six of its coal-fired power stations had achieved energy availability of 70% for the first time since last year May.Eskom's interim spokesperson Daphne Mokwena: "Due to further improvements in the generation capacity over the past 24 hours, Eskom will provide an update as soon as any significant changes occur.
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