In Northcrest, it was discovered that about 90% of the tenants had illegally tampered with their electricity meters, while others had illegally connected themselves to the grid. Picture: beercrafter / 123RF Stock Photo
Stage 4 load-shedding has been implemented with immediate effect until further notice.
Eskom said in a statement tweeted at 5.54am that breakdowns amounting to 17 056MW of generation capacity, low pumped storage dam levels and lack of diesel necessitated the move to stage 4 load-shedding at 5.26am.
No further information was available.
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