Eskom has once again implemented load shedding, again blaming outages at its coal-fired power plants.

Eskom has once again implemented load shedding, again blaming outages at its coal-fired power plants.

In the last 12 hours, six generation units have been taken offline, placing severe strain on the power system.

Just as power supply appeared to be stabilising, Eskom was forced to implement Stage 2 load shedding on Wednesday evening following an unexpected loss...

Eskom issued an urgent alert regarding a high risk of load shedding at short notice on Monday evening due to generation unit breakdowns.

Eskom said they had lost several generation units.

Power utility Eskom announced that Stage 2 load shedding has returned following the loss of five generating units.

Power utility Eskom announced that Stage 2 load shedding has returned following the loss of five generating units.

The power utility says five generation units broke down before the evening peak demand period on Wednesday, 19 March.