After implementing stage 6 load shedding for the first time on Monday, Eskom says it will continue with stage 4 load shedding on Tuesday until 11pm.
Stage 4 allows for up to 4 000MW to be cut from the national grid.
Eskom has warned that cuts are likely to continue for the rest of the week as it battles severe capacity constraints caused by unplanned outages and flooding. On Monday it announced that heavy rains and floods at three power stations caused its already-reduced generation capacity to plunge further.
The power utility's acting CEO and interim executive chairperson Jabu Mabuza said on Monday evening that a key reason for the implementation of stage 6 load shedding was the failure of a power supply line feeding electricity to incline conveyors feeding coal to silos at Medupi power station.
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