Stage 2 load shedding on Thursday – all the way to the weekend
Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will again be implemented today.
Rolling blackouts will start at 09h00 on Thursday and will extend to 06h00 on Saturday morning, with a high chance of it continuing for the rest of the weekend, the power utlity said.
The reason for the implementation is the loss of three generating units overnight, which have significantly reduced capacity.
Weekend load shedding will be needed to replenish reserves for next week, as emergency reserves have been used to supplement supply.
Eskom warned that load shedding at short notice will likely be a feature in South Africans’ daily lives for the next 18 months.
#POWERALERT 1
Date: 20 February 2020Stage 2 rotational loadshedding will be implemented from 09:00 today until 06:00 on Saturday, with a high probability that loadshedding will continue over the weekend @SABCNewsOnline @eNCA @IOL @ewnupdates @TimesLIVE @News24 @TheSAnews pic.twitter.com/SogwsxYmyV
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) February 20, 2020
Load shedding schedules
Customers can find their various load shedding schedules on their local metro or municipal websites, where applicable, or from Eskom directly.
For those living in South Africa’s major metros, here is where you can check to see when you will be hit:
- City of Johannesburg
- City of Ekurhuleni
- City of Tshwane
- City of Cape Town (PDF)
- Nelson Mandela Bay
- eThekwini
- Manguang
- Buffalo City
For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.
Smartphone users can also download the app EskomSePush to receive push notifications when load shedding is implemented, as well as the times the area you are in will be off.
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