Eskom has temporarily suspended power cuts from Sunday morning citing a sufficient recovery in generating capacity.
The power utility says the rolling blackouts will be reinstated again from 5pm this afternoon.
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha explains, “Loadshedding was cancelled at 08:00 this morning, owing to a sufficient recovery in generating capacity and pumped storage dam levels. Loadshedding will be reinstated at 17:00 and the stage will be confirmed during the afternoon and the stage will be communicated during the afternoon.”
Power cuts affecting reservoir levels
Temperatures in one of South Africa’s hottest towns have been hovering around the mid-thirties for the past week with no respite in sight.
Spokesperson for the municipality Patrick Williams say the continued rolling blackouts and the high water demand have left reservoirs near empty. Reservoir levels are critically low, and the municipality is not getting enough time to refill them.
Williams called on residents to use water sparingly.