Eskom implements Stage 4 power cuts until further notice

JOHANNESBURG - Just when you thought it was safe, Eskom comes along to submerge you in darkness again.

Stage 4 power cuts have been implemented.

The utility says this is due to a loss in generating capacity.

READ: Stage 2 power cuts from 4pm to midnight

Five generators at five different power stations have broken down overnight.

Stage 2 power cuts had been implemented for the evenings, and were due to end on Wednesday.

But it seems South Africans will now be in the dark for longer.

Stage 4 loadshedding was implemented at 05:30 due to breakdowns of five generators at five power stations overnight. The loadshedding will be implemented until further notice.

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) October 18, 2022