Load shedding on MONDAY - Here is the updated schedule

Load shedding on MONDAY – Here is the updated schedule Photos: Stock/Canva

Stage 11 load shedding: What is it, and how will it affect us?

Eskom could be implementing Stage 11 load shedding this winter. Here is what Stage 11 load shedding would likely mean.

Load shedding on MONDAY - Here is the updated schedule

Load shedding on MONDAY – Here is the updated schedule Photos: Stock/Canva

Eskom could be implementing Stage 11 load shedding this winter.

STAGE 11 LOAD SHEDDING COULD BE IMPLEMENTED THIS WINTER

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This is according to Virtual Energy and Power director Clyde Mallinson. He analysed historical winter load shedding data.

He said the power utility must lift the coal fleet’s capacity factor (CF) to at least 50%. This is if they want to prevent high levels of load-shedding over the winter months.

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HERE IS WHY:

“Load-shedding maximum and average monthly results based on coal fleet capacity factors as predicted for January and February,”

the caption accompanying his predictions on Twitter said.

In February 2022, he explained that Eskom’s coal generation fleet was so bad that less than 40% was operational.

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THE FREQUENCY OF LOAD SHEDDING INCREASES AS HIGHER STAGES ARE USED

The frequency of load shedding increases as higher Stages are used.

  • Stage 1 requires the least amount of load shedding, three times over a four-day period for two hours at a time or three times over an eight-day period for four hours at a time.
  • Stage 2 will double the frequency of Stage 1, which means you will be scheduled for load shedding 6 times over a four-day period for two hours at a time or 6 times over an eight-day period for four hours at a time
  • Stage 3 will increase the frequency of Stage 2 by 50%, which means you will be scheduled for load shedding 9 times over a four-day period for two hours at a time or 9 times over an eight-day period for four hours at a time.
  • Stage 4 will double the frequency of Stage 2, which means you will be scheduled for load shedding 12 times over a four-day period for two hours at a time or 12 times over an eight-day period for four hours at a time.

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HERE IS WHAT THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF LOAD SHEDDING MEANS:

Load Shedding Stage: FrequencyTotal hours:
Stage 1 01:00 – 03:303.5 hours
Stage 201:00 – 03:303.5 hours
Stage 301:00 – 03:30 AND
17:00 – 19:30
6 hours
Stage 401:00 – 03:30 AND
09:00 – 11:30 AND
17:00 – 19:30
8.5 hours
Stage 501:00 – 05:30 AND
09:00 – 11:30 AND
17:00 – 19:30
10.5 hours
Stage 601:00 – 05:30 AND
09:00 – 11:30 AND
17:00 – 19:30
10.5 hours
Stage 701:00 – 05:30 AND
09:00 – 11:30 AND
17:00 – 21:30
12.5 hours
Stage 801:00 – 05:30 AND
09:00 – 11:30 AND
17:00 – 21:30
12.5 hours
Stage 901:00 – 05:30 AND
09:00 – 15:30 AND
17:00 – 21:30
14.5 hours
Stage 1001:00 – 05:30 AND
09:00 – 15:30 AND
17:00 – 21:30
14.5 hours
Stage 1101:00 – 07:30 AND
09:00 – 15:30 AND
17:00 – 21:30
16.5 hours
Stage 1201:00 – 07:30 AND
09:00 – 15:30 AND
17:00 – 21:30
16.5 hours

STAGE 11 LOAD SHEDDING IN JUNE

If the utility coal fleet’s CF increases to around 50%, Mallinson predicted that Eskom would implement a maximum of stage 6 load-shedding in June.

This comes after several people warned of intensified load-shedding over the winter season. These people include former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter, Intellidex capital markets head Peter Attard Montalto, and former Eskom executive Robbie van Heerden.

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Here is what Stage 11 load shedding would likely mean
Here is what Stage 11 load shedding would likely mean Photos: Stock