LOAD shedding is expected to continue this week as the power utility remains under pressure. That is the official word from Eskom.

South Africa is currently in Stage 4 load shedding due to a shortage in capacity which could potentially last until Wednesday.

“We remind customers that load shedding at Stage 4 is no cause for alarm as the system is being effectively controlled,” said the power utility, who added that load shedding is a highly controlled process implemented to protect the system and to prevent a total collapse of the system or a national blackout,” said the utility in a statement.

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The power utility is also scheduled to implement up to Stage 4 load shedding on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Deputy President David Mabuza told members of parliament some of the root causes of the current state of affairs with regard to electricity supply have been the growth of the population and the extension of supply to all South Africans, as well as governance, financial and operational challenges within Eskom.

Government has allocated R23 billion per year to Eskom for the next three years as part of a turnaround strategy.

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