South Africa: Eskom to Start Stage 1 Load Shedding

Eskom announced mid-afternoon on Monday that it will implement stage 1 load shedding from 16:00 until 22:00 due to increased demand, shortage of generation capacity and in order to build up on reserves.

Eskom urged electricity users to consider energy efficient ways of keeping warm during the cold winter weather.

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