Eskom City of Cape Town

Eskom confirmed that load shedding would be suspended on Christmas day, but is back in operation on Boxing Day, Monday, 26 December. Image: Pixabay.

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Eskom confirmed that load shedding would be suspended on Christmas day, but is back in operation on Boxing Day, Monday, 26 December.

Eskom City of Cape Town

Eskom confirmed that load shedding would be suspended on Christmas day, but is back in operation on Boxing Day, Monday, 26 December. Image: Pixabay.

Power utility Eskom confirmed that load shedding would be suspended on Christmas day, but is back in operation on Boxing Day, Monday, 26 December.

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Stage 1 load shedding is currently in effect and will be until further notice.

ESKOM LOAD SHEDDING PLAN

Monday, 26 December

Stage 1: 05:00 until further notice

In a tweet, Eskom posted: “Stage 1 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Monday morning until further notice. This is possible due to the lower demand for electricity during the day, reducing the reliance on emergency generation reserves.”

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Meanwhile, the City of Cape Town also updated it’s schedule in reaction to Eskom’s announcement.

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City of Cape Town electricity customers are, at the time of publishing, load shedding-free which will continue until 22:00 on Monday.

Stage 1 will then kick in 22:00 and continue until 05:00 on Tuesday.

There will be no load shedding on Tuesday’s extra public holiday until 22:00 when Stage 1 will again be implemented until 05:00 on Wednesday.

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Monday, 26 December
No load-shedding: 05:00 – 22:00
Stage 1: 22:00 – 05:00

Tuesday, 27 December
No load-shedding: 05:00 – 22:00
Stage 1: 22:00 – 05:00

Bookmark THIS page for more load shedding updates.

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