The power utility has been battling several problems, including a lack of generating capacity, due to the consistent breakdown of units at several power stations.
JOHANNESBURG - Eskom said that South Africans would have to work around the current scheduled power cuts until further notice.
The power utility downgraded the rolling blackouts to stage 3 on Monday morning until 4pm where stage 4 will kick in and run until 5am on Tuesday.The two stages will be implemented interchangeably, daily. Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha: "Breakdowns amount to 17,000 megawatts while planned maintenance is 6,200 MW."
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