{"id":80266,"date":"2015-02-05T08:57:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T06:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=80266"},"modified":"2015-02-05T08:57:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T06:57:40","slug":"stage-two-load-shedding-implemented-till-11pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/02\/05\/stage-two-load-shedding-implemented-till-11pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage two load shedding to be implemented till 11pm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Communities were in for a nasty surprise this morning when Eskom implemented stage two load shedding from 8 am.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that this is due to the lost generation capacity at at least five of the company&#8217;s plants across the country.<br \/>\nThe power utility says it had multiple trips at several power stations this morning.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>In addition to the equipment that went offline on Wednesday another set of generators has been affected.<\/p>\n<p>The latest bout of load shedding is expected to last until 11 pm today (Thursday).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said, &#8220;Several power stations experienced technical faults in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier this morning we had multiple trips from many of our generating units and as a result we have been forced to implement stage two load shedding, which will start now at 8 am until 11 pm in the evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>Eskom warned communities earlier this week of the fragile state of the power grid.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Explaining that the power grid will remain vulnerable while extensive maintenance work is carried out.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe risk of load shedding is high for the rest of this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re going to use the weekend to rebuild our water and diesel reserves for the beginning of a new week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The system is very vulnerable this week,\u201d explained\u00a0Phasiwe.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers have been urged to continue to use energy sparingly by switch off non-essential appliances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='9425e203541ee1a33229f6d1d72904de'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom has been forced to implement stage 2 load shedding earlier than 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