{"id":699777,"date":"2023-06-28T15:28:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=699777"},"modified":"2023-06-28T15:42:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:42:37","slug":"daytime-load-shedding-is-back-for-the-rest-of-the-week-heres-the-new-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/699777\/daytime-load-shedding-is-back-for-the-rest-of-the-week-heres-the-new-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Daytime load shedding is back for the rest of the week &#8211; here&#8217;s the new schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Power utility Eskom says that load shedding will return during the day for the rest of the week as delays in returning units to service tighten available capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stage 2 load shedding will continue until 16h00 on Wednesday and then ramp up to stage 3 in the evening until midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group will suspend load shedding overnight, but stage 1 will return at 05h00 and continue until 16h00 when stage 3 will kick in again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pattern will repeat until the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, 28 June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 2: until 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, 29 June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suspended: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 1: 05h00 until 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, 30 June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suspended: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 1: 05h00 until 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Load-shedding-June-28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Load-shedding-June-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Load-shedding-June-28.jpg 675w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Load-shedding-June-28-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Breakdowns currently amount to 16,356MW of generating capacity, while the generating capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 3,023MW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past 24 hours, a generating unit each at Duvha, Grootvlei and Majuba power stations were returned to service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same period, a generation unit each at Kriel and Majuba power stations were taken out of service due to breakdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delays in returning to service a generating unit each at Grootvlei, Hendrina and Tutuka power stations are contributing to the current capacity constraints<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new schedule marks the first time in three weeks that load shedding will be implemented during the day in a work week. Eskom has, until now, been able to suspend load shedding until the evening peak between Monday and Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the group has managed to improve generation performance and cut unplanned outages, the sudden turn serves as a reminder that the grid is still under severe pressure, and the situation can change at very short notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Energy experts have warned South Africans not to become complacent, and Eskom has urged households to keep using energy sparingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schedules&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citypower.co.za\/customers\/Pages\/Load_Shedding_Downloads.aspx\">City of Johannesburg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekurhuleni.gov.za\/residents\/load-shedding-schedules.html\">City of Ekurhuleni&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tshwane.gov.za\/?page_id=1124\">City of Tshwane&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\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=\"noreferrer noopener\">City of Cape Town (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nelsonmandelabay.gov.za\/page\/loadshedding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nelson Mandela Bay<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/690923\/heres-the-new-load-shedding-schedule-for-ethekwini-taking-effect-tomorrow\/\">eThekwini<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/centlec.co.za\/LoadShedding\/LoadSheddingDocuments\">Manguang<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalocity.gov.za\/notice.php?id=4JVjjqq9G\">Buffalo City<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/loadshedding.eskom.co.za\/\">loadshedding.eskom.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business-opinion\/698859\/lets-be-honest-about-load-shedding-ceo\/\">Let\u2019s be honest about load shedding : CEO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom has announced the new load shedding schedule for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":671797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9874],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-699777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699777","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=699777"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":699797,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699777\/revisions\/699797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}