stage 6 load shedding was triggered by the loss of more than 18 000 megawatts (mw) of generation capacity due to unit breakdowns and an unprotected strike by eskom workers.

izinga lesithupha loku cinywa kogesi kwadalwa ukulahleka kwamamegawathi (amamw) angaphezu kwezi18 000 amandla aphehlwa ugesi ngenxa yokungasebenzi kwezingxenye ezithile kanye nesiteleka esingekho emthethweni sabasebenzi bakaeskom.
