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Once again, the weather has beaten Eskom, with the state-owned utility set to ramp up load shedding for the weekend.
Eskom has announced that due to the breakdown of eight generating units, load shedding is being ramped up again.
Eskom has cancelled agreements and contracts valued at R11-billion as authorities crack down on crime at the utility.
Jan Oberholzer has quit the state-owned utility and will leave at the end of the month.
Eskom will continue to impose load shedding at stage 6 – equalling the worst cuts the utility has imposed.
Companies yet to complete financing arrangements to build 1.85GW of generation capacity may soon lose the right to connect to the national grid.
The intensification comes just days after the electricity minister praised Eskom for maintaining lower levels of load shedding.
Eskom has ramped up the use of its emergency generation facilities since the weekend.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has given his cabinet six months to deliver on key priorities as elections loom.