{"id":685615,"date":"2023-05-05T15:02:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=685615"},"modified":"2023-05-05T15:05:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:05:08","slug":"weekend-load-shedding-at-high-stages-heres-the-new-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/685615\/weekend-load-shedding-at-high-stages-heres-the-new-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend load shedding at high stages &#8211; here&#8217;s the new schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Power utility Eskom says that load shedding will continue at high stages this coming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Due to lower weekend demand and the return to service of some generating units, load shedding will range between stage 3 and stage 4 over the weekend, book-ended by stage 5 on Friday and Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Stage 4 load shedding will continue until 16h00 on Friday, thereafter it will escalate to stage 5 overnight. Stage 3 load shedding will kick in the morning, and then the schedule will alternate between stage 3 and stage 4 over the daytime and evening sessions, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Stage 4 load shedding will persist on Monday, moving to stage 5 in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Eskom will publish a further update as soon as any significant changes occur.<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule is below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, 5 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 4: until 16h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 5: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 6 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 5: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 3: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday, 7 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 4: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 3: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Monday, 8 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 4: 00h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n<li>Stage 5: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-685623\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Load-shedding-5-May.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Load-shedding-5-May.png 681w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Load-shedding-5-May-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Breakdowns are currently at 17,245MW of generating capacity while the generating capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 4,468MW.<\/p>\n<p>Since yesterday morning, a generating unit each at Hendrina, Lethabo and Tutuka power stations have returned to service.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 24 hours a generation unit each at Camden, Kendal, Majuba, and two generating units at Duvha power stations were taken out of service due to breakdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the delay in returning units to service at Arnot, Camden, Hendrina, Kendal and Matla power stations continue to add to the current capacity constraints.<\/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: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business-opinion\/685495\/south-africans-have-gotten-this-wrong-about-eskom-and-load-shedding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">South Africans got this wrong about Eskom and load shedding<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the load shedding schedule for this coming 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