Load shedding NOT implemented on FRIDAY

Load shedding NOT implemented on FRIDAY
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City of Cape Town load shedding schedule for FRIDAY – it could be worse!

Power utility Eskom announced that Stage 3 load shedding will be in place until the early hours of Saturday, 8 October.

Load shedding NOT implemented on FRIDAY

Load shedding NOT implemented on FRIDAY
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Power utility Eskom announced that Stage 3 load shedding will be in place until the early hours of Saturday, 8 October.

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Eskom will publish a further update on Friday afternoon.

“The continued load shedding is necessary due to the shortage of generation capacity as a result of persistently high levels of breakdowns and to further replenish the emergency generation reserves,” it said.

“A generation unit each at Arnot, Kriel, Lethabo, Matla as well as two units at Camden Power Station have returned to service since last night. A generating unit each at Hendrina, Kendal and Majuba power stations were taken offline for repairs.”

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Furthermore, the delay in returning a generating unit each to service at Kendal, Komati and Tutuka power stations have added to the capacity constraints.

The group said it currently has 6 647MW on planned maintenance, while another 14 692MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.

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In relation to Eskom’s plan, the City of Cape Town also amended its schedule.

Those who receive their electricity from the City of Cape Town will enjoy some relief.

City of Cape Town customers will ‘only’ face either Stage 1 or 2 for the majority of Friday – with updates to follow during the course of the day.

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Friday, 7 October
Stage 1: 06:00 – 14:00
Stage 2: 14:00 – 22:00
Stage 3: 22:00 – 05:00 on Saturday

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Be sure to bookmark THIS page for more load shedding updates.

FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MAJOR METROS, LOAD SHEDDING SCHEDULES ARE AVAILABLE BELOW: