Eskom pulls back from the edge
Power utility Eskom says that an improvement in generation capacity has allowed it to pull back from stage 6 load shedding, with outages downgraded for Friday.
Due to the slight improvement in generation capacity and lower demand, stage 5 load shedding will be implemented from 06h00 on Friday (15 September) until further notice, it said.
This marks the first de-escalation of load shedding this week, after the group shifted the dial upwards on outages several times a day on Wednesday, ending up at stage 6.
South Africa has not yet moved beyond stage 6 load shedding schedules nationally; but Eskom warned earlier this week that demand was coming in higher than expected due to the sudden colder weather hitting parts of the country.
A call was put out for people to cut their power usage to avoid pushing load shedding further.
While Eskom appears to be in the clear for now, load shedding remains elevated, and the group’s latest system update paints a worrying picture for the year ahead.
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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