Stage 6 until Wednesday - De Ruyter

Editor's Note: This article has been updated

JOHANNESBURG - The risk of a total grid collapse is very low. That's according to outgoing  Eskom CEO Andre  De  Ruyter.

Eskom has implemented Stage 6 blackouts after units at various power stations tripped.

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De Ruyter says the country will move to Stage 4 power cuts on Wednesday.

He allayed fears that the beleaguered power supplier may implement Stage 8.

De Ruyter says blackout stages are unlikely to go beyond Stage 6.

He was speaking during a briefing on the state of the electricity grid.

Watch the full briefing in the video below.