South Africans to experience power cuts through the weekend

BBC News

South Africans will experience power cuts this weekend as state power utility Eskom tries to prevent a total collapse of the overstretched electricity grid.

The national grid is overstretched by 2,000 megawatts and some generating units broke down, forcing the planned power cuts that South Africans call load shedding.

Eskom produces more than 90% of South Africa’s power but has struggled to keep up with demand.

The company stated: “The severe supply constraint being experienced has come about due to high levels of unplanned breakdowns that have exceeded the 10,500 MW limit.”