Eskom ramps up load shedding this weekend – here’s the schedule
Eskom has announced Stage 4 load shedding this morning – taking it up from Stage 3.
In the early hours of Saturday (6 May), Eskom said that the further breakdown of generating units has led to the need for the company to alter the original weekend schedule.
Eskom said it would publish a further update as soon as there are any significant changes.
Saturday, 6 May
- Stage 4: 05h00 to 16h00
- Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00
Sunday, 7 May
- Stage 4: 00h00 to 05h00
- Stage 3: 05h00 to 16h00
- Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00
Monday, 8 May
- Stage 4: 00h00 to 16h00
- Stage 5: 16h00 to 00h00
The changes come a day after Eskom outlined a detailed schedule for the weekend, alternating between Stage 3 and Stage 4 during the day.
South Africans have been warned to get ready for a cold and dark winter as demand for electricity is expected to skyrocket, and Eskom remains unable to provide a sufficient supply.
Presenting in a virtual update on the Energy Action Plan, the government’s strategy to revive Eskom and open up the national grid to independent power producers, the company said it is likely that generation capacity will continue to be severely constrained.
Thousands of megawatts are currently offline due to maintenance issues, trips or outages at power units across the country, said Eskom.
“It’s going to be a very tough winter,” the group said.
Schedules
For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:
- 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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