While Eskom has been able to bring more units online, one of the reasons for the uninterrupted power supply is that the private sector and private households have been generating so much electricity for themselves (at least 4,000MW, almost 10% of SA’s total demand). That said, this recent perio.
The utility said that Stage 3 load shedding will remain in effect until 5am on Christmas morning. Thereafter, load shedding will be suspended until 5am on Monday when Stage 2 power cuts will kick in.