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Eskom announced that Phase 1 rotational shedding would take place from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm today.
The breakdowns result from the increase in the number of production plants, both for planned maintenance work and for unforeseen breakdowns, according to their website.
Eskom customers can check if and when this load shedding will affect their region by visiting Eskom's official website. Web page of load sheddingor by calling their contact center at 0860 037 566.
According to Eskom, the Stage 1 load reduction requires an energy saving of 1,000 MW across the country, and asked customers to turn off the geysers and appliances and non-essential lighting fixtures.
Earlier this month, Eskom warned that the risk of breakdowns increased, due to a significant drop in coal in various plants.
Now read: Eskom Coal Crisis – Upcoming power cuts and load shedding
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