{"id":705869,"date":"2023-07-21T09:51:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=705869"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:51:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:51:20","slug":"load-shedding-pushed-higher-for-friday-heres-the-new-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/705869\/load-shedding-pushed-higher-for-friday-heres-the-new-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Load shedding pushed higher for Friday &#8211; here&#8217;s the new schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Power utility Eskom says that higher demand has forced it to push load shedding higher on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 10h00 on Friday and will continue until 05h00 on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Load shedding was previously scheduled at stage 2 for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the updated schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, 21 July<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 4: 10h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, 22 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 2: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekend schedule is subject to change, with Eskom saying it will publish an update as soon as it is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group warned earlier this week that load shedding was likely to escalate as demand ticked higher and its reserves depleted heading into the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The escalation is likely due to colder weather that is setting in around the country amid another cold front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-businesstech wp-block-embed-businesstech\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sqXZ9x2hiy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/705803\/load-shedding-warning-as-another-cold-front-hits-south-africa\/\">Load shedding warning as another cold front hits South Africa<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Load shedding warning as another cold front hits South Africa&#8221; &#8212; BusinessTech\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/705803\/load-shedding-warning-as-another-cold-front-hits-south-africa\/embed\/#?secret=HIaaMjSqJw#?secret=sqXZ9x2hiy\" data-secret=\"sqXZ9x2hiy\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Data from independent energy analyst Pieter Jordaan shows that the power utility continues to operate on a \u2018razor thin\u2019 reserve, with any breakdown or bump in operations threatening to push outages higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the group has managed to improve generating capacity slightly over the past month or so, much of South Africa\u2019s load shedding relief has been delivered thanks to a drop in user demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This changed last week, however, when a bitter cold snap pushed energy demand to the levels projected by Eskom at the start of winter, when it warned that higher stages of load shedding were highly likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This resulted in stage 6 load shedding being implemented for an extended period.<\/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\/705803\/load-shedding-warning-as-another-cold-front-hits-south-africa\/\">Load shedding warning as another cold front hits South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Increased energy demand has forced Eskom to escalate load shedding on 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