Load shedding: Eskom pile on the Stage 4 misery for Tuesday 19 March

Stage 4 load shedding will come back into play for the majority of Tuesday 19 March, with the scheduled cuts taking effect from 9:00 and lasting until 23:00. It’s the fourth consecutive day we’ve hit this stage, and there was barely any respite from Eskom overnight.

Stage 4 load shedding, Tuesday 19 March

The power giants – who have brought us such classics as “load shedding on the weekend” and “load shedding in summer” – have come up with another creative way to pull the plug on the power. They’ve started implementing “round the clock” load shedding. From 23:00 on Monday night to 9:00 on Tuesday, Stage 2 blackouts are in force.

It marks one of the most dismal times in Eskom’s recent history. Their failure to keep Mzansi illuminated is bordering on the territory of “embarrassing”. There’s also a good chance the same schedule (Stage 2 overnight, Stage 4 in the day) will be rolled out on Wednesday and Thursday morning, too.

“Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented on Tuesday 19 March from 9:00 – 23:00. This is due to a shortage of capacity. There is no need for alarm, as this is a highly controlled process which protects the system from total collapse or a nationwide blackout.”

“We appeal to customers to switch off geysers during the day as well as all non-essential appliances, in order to assist in reducing demand.”

Eskom issue their statement

However, despite the major inconvenience posed to a large majority of South Africans, the power utility has also been on the charm offensive. They maintain 80% of the grid is still in operation across the country and that engineers are working “around the clock” to rectify these issues.

• You can read the full statement from Eskom here:

#PowerAlert 1
Monday, 18 March 2019

Eskom to continue with loadshedding

Eskom is currently implementing Stage 4 rotational
loadshedding which commenced at 09h00 and will continue until 23h00 today @CityPowerJhb @City_Ekurhuleni @CityofCT @eThekwiniM @CityTshwane @TrafficSA pic.twitter.com/HdRaFTpE3R

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 18, 2019

Check your load shedding schedule

To check your daily load shedding schedule, go onto loadshedding.eskom.co.za and type either your suburb/village/area into the quick search field.

You can also call Eskom’s customer contact centre at 0860 037 566. If your electricity is supplied via the municipality, you need to refer to the table in this article and contact the relative authorities – either via the web or phone.