Eskom says in a statement that even with the implementation of stage 4 loadshedding on Saturday, it experienced a further decline in water reserves, which was used to supplement generation capacity.
The power utility says stage 4 loadshedding was necessitated by loss of capacity which included imports from Mozambique due to cyclone Idai. Stage 4 means loadshedding will occur 12 times over a 4 day period for 2 hours at a time, or over an 8 day period for 4 hours at a time.
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