Eskom on Monday confirmed that load shedding would be pushed to Stage 6 on Tuesday, 5 September from 05:00 and would continue indefinitely. Photo: Eskom
Eskom confirmed on Friday that due to higher demand it has been forced it to push load shedding higher with immediate effect.
Eskom on Monday confirmed that load shedding would be pushed to Stage 6 on Tuesday, 5 September from 05:00 and would continue indefinitely. Photo: Eskom
Eskom confirmed on Friday that due to higher demand it has been forced it to push load shedding higher with immediate effect.
At the time of publishing, Stage 4 load shedding is in operation and will continue until 05:00 on Saturday at which time Stage 2 will kick in until 16:00 that afternoon.
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Load shedding will return to Stage 4 between 16:00 and 05:00 on Saturday, at which point Stage 2 will come into effect until 16:00 on Saturday, followed by Stage 4 until midnight.
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Friday, 21 July
Stage 4: 10:00 – 00:00
Saturday, 22 July
Stage 4: 00:00 – 05:00
Stage 2: 05:00 – 16:00
Stage 4: 16:00 – 00:00
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Eskom pleaded with the public to switch off non-essential appliances – in particular geysers and pool pumps – to reduce the demand, especially between 17:00 and 21:00.
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Eskom is a South African electricity public utility. It was established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission.
The utility is the largest producer of electricity in Africa and was among the top utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and sales.
It is the largest of South Africa’s state owned enterprises.
Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Matimba Power Stations and Medupi Power Station in Lephalale, Kusile Power Station in Witbank, Kendal Power Station in Mpumalanga, and Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in the Western Cape, the only nuclear power plant in Africa.
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Meanwhile, the City of Cape Town adjusted its schedule following the Eskom announcement.
At the time of publishing, City of Cape Town customers are experiencing Stage 3 load shedding until 16:00, at which point Stage 2 will kick in until 22:00 on Friday.
Between 22:00 and 05:00 on Saturday, Stage 4 will be in operation.
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Friday, 21 July
Stage 3: 10:00 – 16:00
Stage 2: 16:00 – 22:00
Stage 4: 22:00 – 05:00
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