00:00South Africa's power utility Eskom has announced controlled outages, cutting 3,000 megawatts
00:08of electricity from the grid due to what it called a temporary setback.
00:14The measure, known as low-shedding, follows similar cuts in January after nearly 10 months
00:18of uninterrupted power.
00:20Eskom said it would provide an update on Sunday but didn't specify the cause of the latest
00:24issue.
00:26The outages are often triggered by breakdowns at Eskom's ageing coal plants, which supply
00:31most of South Africa's electricity.
00:38Low-shedding is staged, with Stage 1 cutting 1,000 megawatts and Stage 6 being the highest
00:44level.
00:45In the early hours of Sunday, Eskom escalated the cuts to Stage 6 after multiple failures
00:50at power stations.
00:51They described the move as essential to replenish emergency reserves and prepare for the week
00:56ahead.
00:59This is the most severe power cut since November 2023.
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