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South Africa: Power Crisis - Severe Blackouts Shut Down Mines
DW, 10 December 2019
South Africa is facing severe electricity crisis, causing power cuts and mine closures. President Cyril Ramaphosa has had to cut short his official visit to Egypt and come home to… Read more »
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South Africa: Load Shedding Hits Unprecedented Stage Six As Businesses Suffer
Daily Maverick, 10 December 2019
Eskom implemented stage six load shedding for the first time on Monday, meaning power outages could occur two to three times a day. The power utility has called for calm, but many… Read more »
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South Africa: Load Shedding Likely to Persist All Week
SAnews.gov.za, 9 December 2019
Incessant rains which hit the country last week are impacting coal handling and operations, could lead to load shedding for the rest of the week, Eskom said on Monday. Read more »
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South Africa: Load Shedding Moves to Stage 4
SAnews.gov.za, 9 December 2019
Following the loss of additional generation units, Eskom has bumped up load shedding from Stage 2 to Stage 4. Read more »
Power Cuts Likely to Last All Week - South African Power Utility
Incessant rains which hit the country impacting coal handling and operations, could lead to load shedding for the rest of the week, Eskom has said. The power utility said should there be a further deterioration of plant performance, it may be necessary to implement further stages of load shedding.
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