Eskom confirms Stage 6 loadshedding due to multiple unit trips at Camden Power Station, continuing until further notice.

South Africa's brief respite from power cuts ends as Eskom implements Stage 6 load shedding following multiple generation unit failures at major power stations. Energy Minister Ramokgopa apologises to the nation and addresses sabotage speculation.

Eskom has reduced load shedding to stage 4 until further notice due to the recovery of units at three power stations. This after the parastatal ramped the rolling blackout from stage 3 to stage 6 in the early hours of Sunday morning. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said load shedding was downgraded to stage from 12:30 am on Monday.

The electricity utility lost 10 generating units at the weekend but has said it is making good progress in restoring them to service.

Eskom has ramped up load shedding to stage 6 until further notice due to multiple unit trips at the Camden Power Station in Mpumalanga. The parastatal’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, made the announcement in the early hours of Sunday morning, Mokwena said stage 6 load shedding was implemented at 1:30 a.m. and will continue until further notice.

Eskom has been hit with multiple breakdowns at two power stations, which means stage 6 load shedding will likely stick around all of Sunday.

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