City Power says hospitals not exempt during stage 6 loadshedding

Johannesburg City Power says it will not be exempting hospitals and water pumping stations from stage six loadshedding.

Eskom announced in the early hours of the morning that the country will be experiencing stage six loadshedding, following multiple trips at the Camden Power Station.

During lesser stages of loadshedding, City Power was able to exempt some essential services. However, spokesperson Isaac Mangena says this time all customers will be affected.

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City Power wishes to inform customers that Stage 6 loadshedding has been implemented effective from 01h30 in the early hours of this morning. This decision follows Eskom’s announcement of loadshedding at short notice, citing several breakdowns… pic.twitter.com/qQVpSSaQKR

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Businesses, households, and essential services across South Africa are feeling the strain as Stage 6 loadshedding disruptions continue. For more reaction on Eskom’s implementation of Stage 6 load shedding, our reporter Thabiso Moss is in Mahikeng. pic.twitter.com/oFKdPF8bLY

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“Some customers can expect to be without power for 4-hours straight because certain blocks may be shed twice back-to-back. It is important to note that this situation will also impact essential services that may have previously been exempt from loadshedding. While City Power remains committed to minimising disruption to major businesses in the City and essential services such as water pumping stations and hospitals, the implementation of stage six unfortunately requires that we include all customers in the load shedding schedule” Mangena elaborates.

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