{"id":236096,"date":"2020-03-10T10:30:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T08:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=236096"},"modified":"2020-03-10T09:39:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T07:39:16","slug":"alert-eskom-bumps-loadshedding-stage-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/10\/alert-eskom-bumps-loadshedding-stage-two\/","title":{"rendered":"ALERT: Eskom bumps up loadshedding to stage two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a day of stage one loadshedding Eskom has announced that loadshedding will be bumped up to stage two this morning (March 10).<\/p>\n<p>The company said in a statement that loadshedding needed to be implemented due to a number of unexpected breakdowns.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/POWERALERT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POWERALERT<\/a> 1<br \/>Date: 10 March 2020<\/p>\n<p>Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 09:00 today @SABCNewsOnline <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SABCRadio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SABCRadio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ewnupdates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ewnupdates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eNCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eNCA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IOL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IOL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TimesLIVE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TimesLIVE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/News24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@News24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheSAnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheSAnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Fin24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Fin24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Newzroom405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Newzroom405<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eiMDh5H3ZK\">pic.twitter.com\/eiMDh5H3ZK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Eskom_SA\/status\/1237251157497692161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The company stated that, regrettably, loadshedding was likely to continue for the rest of the week as there have been delays in returning some generation units to service.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">Stage two calls for 2000MW to be rotationally loadshed nationally at a given period.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">Loadshedding is conducted rotationally as a measure of last resort to protect the power system<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/204331\/power-woes-continue-for-germiston-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Power woes continue for Germiston residents<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">The power utility appeals to residents and businesses to use electricity sparingly during this period.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">Please switch off geysers, as well as all non-essential lighting and electricity appliances to assist in reducing demand.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Customers are reminded to treat all electrical points as live during loadshedding.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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