South African state utility Eskom expects to implement 'Stage 6' power cuts until the peak electricity demand hours on Wednesday evening, its chief executive Andre de Ruyter said.
Andre de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive of state-owned power utility Eskom speaks during a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File Photo
Eskom supplies the vast majority of power in Africa's most industrialised nation, but its ageing coal-fired power stations frequently break down.to Stage 6, requiring up to 6,000 megawatts of capacity to be shed from the national grid and translating to 10 hours a day without power for many South African households.
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