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S.Africa's Eskom implements rolling power cuts on Saturday

Eskom's electric pylons are pictured in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (Reuters)

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's state-owned power utility Eskom will cut as much as 2,000 megawatts from the national grid on Saturday because of a shortage of generating units, the company said. The utility cuts power to prevent demand from surging past available supply as it embarks on maintenance of its old stations.