{"id":1565,"date":"2025-04-24T16:59:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2025-04-24T16:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:59:04","slug":"load-shedding-returns-eskom-implements-stage-2-power-cuts-amid-system-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/?p=1565","title":{"rendered":"Load-shedding Returns: Eskom Implements Stage 2 Power Cuts Amid System Strain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eskom announced Thursday the implementation of stage 2 load-shedding beginning at 4pm, with power cuts scheduled to continue until 5am Friday morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The power utility cited a combination of factors that have placed significant pressure on the national grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Eskom&#8217;s statement, the decision comes as a result of &#8220;higher-than-expected electricity demand, the loss of generation units and extensive planned maintenance&#8221; that have collectively compromised system stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The power utility has issued an appeal to the public, urging consumers to reduce electricity usage where possible to alleviate strain on the grid during this period. &#8220;Eskom sincerely apologises for the inconvenience and will continue to provide updates as necessary,&#8221; the statement concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents and businesses should consult their local load-shedding schedules to prepare for the planned outages. The announcement marks a concerning return to power cuts after a period of relative stability in the electricity supply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom announced Thursday the implementation of stage 2 load-shedding beginning at 4pm, with power cuts scheduled to continue until 5am Friday morning. The power utility cited a combination of factors&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1567,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565\/revisions\/1567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}