Eskom, South Africa’s primary electricity supplier, has implemented a load shedding schedule to manage the strain on the national power grid. Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP
Eskom has announced Stage 4 will continue to be implemented until Saturday – with various Stages until Monday.
Eskom, South Africa’s primary electricity supplier, has implemented a load shedding schedule to manage the strain on the national power grid. Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP
Eskom has announced Stage 4 will continue to be implemented until Saturday – with various Stages until Monday.
The power utility said in a tweet that it’s restoring supply due to theft and vandalism at the Golf View substation.
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“Stage 4 load shedding will continue to be implemented until 05:00 on Saturday, with varying stages of load shedding implemented until 05:00 on Monday.”
Eskom pleaded with the public to switch off non-essential appliances 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, and Stage 4 will kick in between 22:00 and 06:00 on Saturday, 29 July.
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Friday, 28 July
Stage 3: 06:00 – 16:00
Stage 2: 16:00 – 22:00
Stage 4: 22:00 – 06:00
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