{"id":673747,"date":"2023-03-17T17:05:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=673747"},"modified":"2023-03-17T17:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:09:25","slug":"eskom-to-suspend-load-shedding-this-weekend-heres-the-new-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/673747\/eskom-to-suspend-load-shedding-this-weekend-heres-the-new-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskom to suspend load shedding this weekend &#8211; here&#8217;s the new schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Power utility Eskom says that it is planning to briefly suspend load shedding this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Load shedding will be reduced to stage 1 from 05h00 on Saturday until 16h00.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, load shedding will be increased to stage 2 until 05h00 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Load shedding will be suspended on Sunday between 05h00 and 16h00. Thereafter, stage 1 load shedding will be implemented from 16h00 on Sunday until 16h00 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Stage 2 load shedding will be in force from 16h00 on Monday until 05h00 on Tuesday. Load shedding will then again be suspended from 05h00 on Tuesday until 16h00, thereafter stage 2 will be implemented until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, 17 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 2: until 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 18 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 2: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 1: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 2: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday, 19 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 2: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n<li>Suspended: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 1: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Monday, 20 march<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 1: 00h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 2: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, 21 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 2: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n<li>Suspended: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 2: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-673749\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Load-shedding-March-17.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Load-shedding-March-17.png 618w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Load-shedding-March-17-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Breakdowns are currently at 14 256MW of generating capacity while 4 765MW of generating capacity is out of service for planned maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>The lower expected weekend demand has allowed Eskom to reduce the required stages of load shedding and suspend where possible.<\/p>\n<p>During the last 24 hours, a generating unit each at Camden and two units at Hendrina power stations were taken offline for repairs.<\/p>\n<p>The easing of load shedding comes after the group\u2019s power stations showed slow but notable improvements over the past week. The group reduced load shedding to stage 3 on Wednesday after a sizeable stint at higher stages.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the week, load shedding alternated between stage 3 during the day and stage 4 in the evenings.<\/p>\n<p>The embattled company reported on Thursday (16 March) that six of its coal-fired power stations achieved an energy availability factor of 70% this week \u2013 a milestone last achieved in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree of these power stations, Camden, Duvha and Matla, have been on a sustained upward trend as a result of a reduction of plant breakdowns and the return to service of a number of units that were on unplanned breakdowns,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n<p>Eskom said that Lethabo, Matimba and Medupi have also been showcasing positive performance.<\/p>\n<p>Board chairperson Mpho Makwana said the improved performance is rooted in the company\u2019s \u2018all-hands-on-deck-approach\u2019, adding that it will continue to improve the national energy availability.<\/p>\n<p>Despite lower stages of load shedding for the weekend ahead, Eskom\u2019s fleet remains under pressure and its systems are constrained and unpredictable. As has been the case many times in the past, the situation can change at short notice.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa has experienced near-permanent load shedding since September 2022. Since October 2022, the country has had 138 consecutive days of blackouts \u2013 including every single day of 2023 so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedules\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citypower.co.za\/customers\/Pages\/Load_Shedding_Downloads.aspx\">City of Johannesburg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekurhuleni.gov.za\/residents\/load-shedding-schedules.html\">City of Ekurhuleni\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tshwane.gov.za\/?page_id=1124\">City of Tshwane\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><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><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nelsonmandelabay.gov.za\/page\/loadshedding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nelson Mandela Bay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durban.gov.za\/pages\/residents\/load-shedding\">eThekwini<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/centlec.co.za\/LoadShedding\/LoadSheddingDocuments\">Manguang<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalocity.gov.za\/notice.php?id=4JVjjqq9G\">Buffalo City<\/a><\/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\/government\/673303\/parliament-to-investigate-de-ruyters-eskom-corruption-claims-but-the-anc-is-not-keen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Parliament to investigate De Ruyter\u2019s Eskom corruption claims \u2013 but the ANC is not keen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom says recoveries will allow it to suspend load shedding briefly in the coming days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":659107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9874],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-673747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673747"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":673755,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673747\/revisions\/673755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}