S.Africa’s Eskom says 4 generating units broke down, leading to power cuts

(Reuters) – South African utility Eskom said breakdowns of four generating units forced the implementation of stage 2 load-shedding from 2 p.m. (1200 GMT) on Saturday.

The power cuts, known locally as “load-shedding”, will continue until further notice, Eskom added.

(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

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