{"id":703263,"date":"2023-07-11T12:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T10:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=703263"},"modified":"2023-07-11T13:15:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:15:54","slug":"eskom-pushing-load-shedding-higher-heres-the-new-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/703263\/eskom-pushing-load-shedding-higher-heres-the-new-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskom pushing load shedding higher &#8211; here&#8217;s the new schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Power utility Eskom says that load shedding will be escalated further, moving to a rotation of stage 3 and stage 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous schedule was a rotation between stage 2 and stage 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group said the escalation is due to higher demand, which has pushed to about 33,000MW given the much colder weather hitting parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has been exacerbated by reduced generating capacity and has required the extensive use of Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs) and pump storage generation over the past 36 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To preserve the emergency reserves, stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 14h00 on Tuesday (11 July) until 05h00 on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thereafter, stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from 05h00 until 14h00, followed by stage 4 load shedding from 14h00 until 05h00 on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pattern will continue to be implemented daily until further notice, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, 11 July<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 2: until 14h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 4: 14h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, 12 July<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 4: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 05h00 to 14h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 4: 14h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, 13 July<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 4: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 05h00 to 14h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 4: 14h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to demand jumping to 33,000MW, outages have also increased to 16,313MW of generating capacity, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This adds to planned maintenance outages which has been reduced to 3,478MW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past 24 hours, a generating unit each at Arnot, Matla and Medupi power stations was returned<br>to service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same period, a generating unit at Matla and two generating units at Kriel power stations were<br>taken out of service due to breakdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delay in returning to service a generating unit at Kendal and two generating units at Tutuka power stations are contributing to the current capacity constraints. <\/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: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/703045\/another-positive-shift-for-load-shedding-in-south-africa\/\">Another positive shift for load shedding in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power demand has spiked due to the colder weather in South Africa, forcing Eskom to preserve its emergency 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