{"id":566142,"date":"2022-03-09T07:21:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T05:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=566142"},"modified":"2022-03-09T07:21:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T05:21:44","slug":"eskom-moves-to-stage-4-load-shedding-here-is-the-new-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/566142\/eskom-moves-to-stage-4-load-shedding-here-is-the-new-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskom moves to stage 4 load shedding &#8211; here is the new schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom has announced that it will move to stage 4 load shedding at 09h00 on Wednesday (9 March) due to a further breakdown in units.<\/p>\n<p>The power utility said stage 4 load shedding will continue until 05h00 on Friday (11 March), thereafter load shedding will move to stage 2 until 09h00 on Monday (14 March).<\/p>\n<p>In a media briefing on Tuesday, the power utility warned that the unpredictability of its units meant that load shedding might have to be extended this week.<\/p>\n<p>It has also spent a significant portion of the last week utilising Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs) which burns through diesel to supplement energy supply.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Regrettably <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loadshedding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#loadshedding<\/a> will move to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Stage4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Stage4<\/a> as of 9am, today, due to further break downs.<\/p>\n<p>Detailed statement to follow<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eskom_SA\/status\/1501426882381815809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedules\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eskom has warned in a summer load shedding forecast for 2021\/2022, that its system is likely to remain severely constrained for the near future.<\/p>\n<p>For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:<\/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:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/565860\/eskom-warns-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-will-hit-electricity-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eskom warns Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine will hit electricity in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom has announced that it will move to stage 4 load shedding at 09h00 on Wednesday (9 March) due to a further breakdown in 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