SA may have upto 3 months of blackouts this winter

JOHANNESBURG - South Africans could be in for more than three months of power cuts this winter depending on Eskom's generation unit losses.

The utility revealed this at a briefing on Tuesday after the country was moved from stage two rolling blackouts to stage four.

Colder weather usually comes with an increase in demand as South Africans try to keep warm.

But if generation units are lost for whatever reason, it becomes harder for Eskom to keep the lights on.

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