By Mark Ogagan
The festive season frenzy is officially over in South Africa and it’s back to reality.
The country now braces for a renewed round of power cuts, with Stage 2 biting from 5 am to 4 pm and escalating to Stage 3 until 5 am Wednesday.
Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, attributes this to ongoing maintenance challenges, with three generating units failing to come online as expected; six units already offline, and the rising demand for electricity.
The reintroduction of power cuts follows an 18-day hiatus during the festive season, marking the longest period without load-shedding since May – June 2022.
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