{"id":95140,"date":"2015-07-22T15:17:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=95140"},"modified":"2015-07-22T15:17:15","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:17:15","slug":"stage-one-load-shedding-to-be-implemented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/22\/stage-one-load-shedding-to-be-implemented\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage one load shedding to be implemented"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The power system was constrained but stable for most of the day today, thus enabling Eskom to perform maintenance without the need for load shedding.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to increased electricity demand and a shortage of generation capacity due to power station units being on maintenance, Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 5pm today.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This is likely to continue until 10pm this evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEskom would like to assure customers that load shedding is implemented as a necessary measure to protect the power system and to ensure that maintenance is carried out in order to guarantee that our supply of electricity can be maintained in the long term,\u201d said Eskom in a statement this afternoon.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Any unexpected changes on the vulnerable and constrained power system could lead to a change in the load shedding stage at short notice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/04\/2014-Loadshedding-Germiston-Palm-Ridge-Custom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86257\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/04\/2014-Loadshedding-Germiston-Palm-Ridge-Custom-462x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014 Loadshedding Germiston  Palm Ridge (Custom)\" width=\"462\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/04\/2014-Loadshedding-Germiston-Palm-Ridge-Custom-462x400.jpg 462w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/04\/2014-Loadshedding-Germiston-Palm-Ridge-Custom-234x203.jpg 234w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/04\/2014-Loadshedding-Germiston-Palm-Ridge-Custom.jpg 694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<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='9d330e37fa5b80f15a27b5e40fc37640'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Increased electricity demand leads to load 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