Eskom moves to stage 2 load shedding

Eskom moved to stage 2 load shedding at 15:00 on Thursday, after implementing stage 1 load shedding at 11:00. 

The power utility's spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe tweeted an update at 14:30 to say that stage 2 load shedding would be implemented in the afternoon.

No further details were given. 

Stage 1 load shedding allows for up to 1 000 MW to be shed from the grid, while stage 2 allows for 2 000 MW to be cut. 

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Earlier in the day, the power utility said that power rationing would be implemented "due to plant breakdowns, resulting in an imbalance between supply and demand".