More power cuts loom

18 March 2008 - 02:00
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Eskom has warned users to brace themselves for more power cuts as the current session of load shedding is expected to continue until Thursday.

Eskom has warned users to brace themselves for more power cuts as the current session of load shedding is expected to continue until Thursday.

The national electricity supply utility said yesterday that the emergency power cuts were introduced because of the cold and wet weather that is gripping the country, causing a high demand for power. The outages were also caused by breakdowns at three power plants. - Vusi Ndlovu