Eskom announces Stage 3 load shedding for the weekend

The Minister of Electricity Kgosientso Ramokgopa has announced that Stage Three load shedding will be initiated this weekend. Dan Marokane, Group Chief Executive, Eskom said that load shedding will start at 5pm this evening and will run for the weekend. According to Ramokgopa, load shedding has to be initiated to protect the integrity of Eskom’s power generation system. “Load shedding is an extraordinary occurrence and we want to put it behind us.”Bheki Nxumalo, Group Executive Generation, Eskom said that repairs on the units that have been gone down has started and the repairs will…