Eskom eases daytime load shedding
Power utility Eskom says that daytime load shedding will be eased to stage 1 on Wednesday and for the rest of the week following a recovery in generation.
However, stage 4 load shedding during the evening peak will continue.
Load shedding will be downgraded to stage 1 on Wednesday (2 August) at 05h00 until 16h00. Thereafter, stage 4 load shedding will continue until 05h00 on Thursday,
This pattern will repeat until further notice, it said.
Tuesday, 1 August
- Stage 2: until 16h00
- Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00
Wednesday, 2 August
- Stage 4: 00h00 to 05h00
- Stage 1: 05h00 to 16h00
- Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00
Repeats until further notice
The eased load shedding comes amid colder weather in the country, with the latest cold front hitting inland areas on Sunday. The colder weather is expected to carry through to the end of the week.
Eskom has issued several alerts urging South Africans to manage their electricity demand so that the group can avoid higher stages of load shedding.
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.
Read: 25 projects underway to resolve load shedding in South Africa
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