Stage 5 load shedding on the cards as Tshwane remains in darkness due to pylons collapse | The Citizen

🔊Eskom has announced it will implement Stage3 loadshedding from 5pm on Monday. parts of Tshwane will remain in the dark a little longer after electricity pylons collapsed on the N4 on Sunday night 🕯️🔌

“The delays in returning a unit to service at Camden, Lethabo, Kriel, Medupi and Tutuka power stations have contributed to the capacity constraints.

The incident also led to the closure of the N4 freeway east between Solomon Mahlangu and Simon Vermooten off-ramps. According to the city, at least three electricity pylons were vandalised, which caused the powerlines to collapse and fall on the road.“The City ofteam from energy and electricity has just completed clearing the N4 eastbound freeway of powerlines that fell on the road last night and the freeway has been reopened for traffic,” City of Tshwane’s spokesperson Selby Bokaba said on Monday afternoon.

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