Load shedding to be eased this weekend – here’s the schedule
Power utility Eskom says that load shedding will be eased this weekend as demand is expected to drop, taking pressure off the grid.
Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented as planned on Friday (5 January) from 16h00 until 05h00 on Saturday.
This will be followed by stage 1 load shedding until 16h00, onto stage 2 until 05h00 on Sunday.
Load shedding will then be suspended from 05h00 until 16h00 on Sunday, with outages returning at stage 1 from 16h00 to 05h00 on Monday.
The load shedding schedule for the week ahead is expected to be announced on Sunday.
The full schedule is as follows:
Friday, 5 January
- Stage 2: until 16h00
- Stage 3: 16h-00 to 00h00
Saturday, 6 January
- Stage 3: 00h00 to 05h00
- Stage 1: 05h00 to 16h00
- Stage 2: 16h00 to 00h00
Sunday, 7 January
- Stage 2: 00h00 to 05h00
- Suspended: 05h00 to 16h00
- Stage 1: 16h00 to 00h00
According to Eskom, the lower stages of load shedding are a result of the return to service of some generation units in the past 48 hours, coupled with the anticipated lower weekend demand.
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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