Eskom has announced that power cuts will remain suspended until 16:00, when stage 1 load-shedding will be implemented until 05:00 tomorrow.

Load-shedding will then again be suspended, until 16:00 tomorrow when stage 2 power cuts will be implemented until 05:00 on Tuesday.

“The suspension of load-shedding from 05:00 until 16:00 and the implementation of stage 2 load-shedding from 16:00 until 05:00 the next day will be repeated daily from Monday until further notice. This is as a result of the recovery of emergency reserves, the return of three generating units and the anticipated weekday demand,” explains spokesperson Daphne Mokwena.

She says 3 330MW of generation capacity is expected to return to service by Wednesday.

“The evening peak demand forecast for tonight is 24 883MW. Eskom will communicate as soon as there are any significant changes,” Mokwena concludes.