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The power grid was under pressure on Monday after one of Koeberg’s units — which produces 900MW — was taken out of service, Eskom said. “Unit one is out of service because of a technical fault,” Eskom spokesman

Power supply will remain extremely constrained over the weekend but no blackouts are expected, Eskom said on Friday. “The forecast for the weekend and the coming week indicates that the system will remain extremely constrained,” it said in a statement. “The electricity

The sudden jump between different power cut stages is making it difficult for businesses to plan ahead, undermining productivity, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday

South Africa is on power alert, Eskom said on Wednesday morning. “The power system remains vulnerable, meaning that any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate load shedding today,” the electricity provider posted on its Twitter feed shortly after 6.15am

Early results from a pilot project, whereby customers are charged higher rates for power on selected peak demand days, were “very promising”, Eskom said on Tuesday. “The critical peak

Eskom began stage two power cuts as of 11.30am on Tuesday, the power producer said. Spokesman Khulu Phasiwe confirmed the utility was escalating blackouts from stage one, implemented earlier

Eskom will implement load shedding in stage one at 10am on Tuesday and this will continue until 10pm, the electricity utility said. “The grid is exceptionally tight. There is a medium to high chance of load shedding today [Tuesday] if we do see further technical challenges developing

Power utility Eskom has moved its power cuts from stage one to two, it announced on Twitter on Monday. “Load shedding has moved from stage 1 to stage 2 as of 3pm,” Eskom tweeted. Power cuts would continue until 10pm, it said

Eskom implemented load shedding at 11am on Monday and will continue with the rolling blackouts until 10pm tonight, the electricity utility said. Due to electricity demand that has exceeded supply, Eskom implemented load shedding in stage one

If there is no technical breakdown this week, Eskom will meet electricity demand, the parastatal said on Thursday. “The power system will remain constrained until new generating capacity comes on stream, a process which is expected to take about two to three years,” Eskom said