{"id":415359,"date":"2020-07-11T19:03:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=415359"},"modified":"2020-07-11T19:03:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:03:17","slug":"stage-2-load-shedding-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/415359\/stage-2-load-shedding-on-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage 2 load shedding on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Power utility Eskom says that it will again implement stage 2 load shedding on Sunday, following a full day of rolling blackouts on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday load shedding will start at 08h00 and continue until 22h00.<\/p>\n<p>Further, Eskom noted that while it is &#8220;working around the clock&#8221; to return generating units to service, the system strain is likely to persist all week.<\/p>\n<p>Load shedding is needed to continue to restore emergency reserves to better prepare for next week.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the much colder weather, electricity demand has increased significantly, it said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/POWERALERT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POWERALERT<\/a> 1<\/p>\n<p>Stage 2 loadshedding to continue until 22:00, then resume at 08:00 tomorrow.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/News24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@News24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eNCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eNCA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IQkObJWqA5\">pic.twitter.com\/IQkObJWqA5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eskom_SA\/status\/1281984587393052675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For those living in South Africa\u2019s major metros, here is where you can check to see when you will be hit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citypower.co.za\/customers\/Pages\/Load_Shedding_Downloads.aspx\">City of Johannesburg<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekurhuleni.gov.za\/residents\/load-shedding-schedules.html\">City of Ekurhuleni\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tshwane.gov.za\/sites\/Departments\/Public-works-and-infrastructure\/Pages\/Load-Shedding.aspx\">City of Tshwane\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.capetown.gov.za\/documentcentre\/Documents\/Procedures%2C%20guidelines%20and%20regulations\/Load_Shedding_All_Areas_Schedule_and_Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of Cape Town (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nelsonmandelabay.gov.za\/page\/loadshedding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nelson Mandela Bay<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.durban.gov.za\/City_Services\/electricity\/Load_Shedding\/Pages\/default.aspx\">eThekwini<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centlec.co.za\/Pages\/Page\/Loadshedding\">Manguang<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalocity.gov.za\/notice.php?id=4JVjjqq9G\">Buffalo City<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/loadshedding.eskom.co.za\/\">loadshedding.eskom.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/414643\/these-are-the-most-expensive-south-african-cities-to-live-in-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">These are the most expensive South African cities to live in<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power utility Eskom says that it will again implement stage 2 load shedding on Sunday, following a full day of rolling blackouts on 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