Eskom hopes to keep daytime load shedding suspensions going this week

Power utility Eskom says load shedding will continue to be suspended during the day, only moving to Stage 2 in the evenings this week.

This alternating pattern will continue until further notice, it said.

“This is as a result of the recovery of emergency reserves, the return of three generating units and the anticipated weekday demand,” said the utility.

10 March

• No loadshedding: 05:00 – 16:00
• Stage 1: 16:00 – 00:00

11 March

• Stage 1: 00:00 – 05:00
• No loadshedding: 05:00 – 16:00
• Stage 2: 16:00 – 00:00

12 March

• Stage 2: 00:00 – 05:00
• No loadshedding: 05:00 – 16:00
• Stage 2: 16:00 – 05:00 (13 March)

“The suspension of daytime loadshedding from 05:00 until 16:00 and the implementation of Stage 2 loadshedding from 16:00 until 05:00 thereafter will remain until further notice,” said the utility.

This may change, as a total of 3 330MW of generation capacity is expected to return to service by Wednesday.

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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