{"id":709490,"date":"2023-08-06T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T10:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=709490"},"modified":"2023-08-06T13:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T11:56:44","slug":"eskom-announces-stages-1-and-4-load-shedding-for-the-week-heres-the-new-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/709490\/eskom-announces-stages-1-and-4-load-shedding-for-the-week-heres-the-new-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskom announces stages 1 and 4 load shedding for the week \u2013 here\u2019s the new schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eskom says load shedding will rotate between stages 1 and 4 over the coming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eskom said Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 today (6 August) until 05h00 on<br>Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thereafter, Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented from 05h00 until 16h00 on Monday,<br>followed by Stage 4 load shedding until 05h00 on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be repeated on Tuesday into Wednesday (9 August). Eskom will publish another update should any significant changes occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the load shedding schedule for the week ahead:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, 6 August<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 1: Until 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, 7 August<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 3: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 1: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, 8 August<\/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 1: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, 9 August<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 4: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suspended: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 2: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-06-135137.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-06-135137.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-06-135137.png 1004w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-06-135137-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-06-135137-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Breakdowns are currently at 15 050MW of generating capacity while the generating capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 4 434MW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past 24 hours, a generating unit at Camden and Duvha power stations was returned to service. In the same period, a generating unit at Medupi Power Station was taken offline for repairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delay in returning to service two generating units each at Kendal and Tutuka power stations is contributing to the current capacity constraints. Eskom teams are working tirelessly to return these generating units to service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eskom added that it continues to appeal to the members of the public to continue reducing demand by switching off non-essential appliances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would like to thank those who do heed the call to use electricity sparingly and efficiently, including switching off geysers and pool pumps from 17:00 to 21:00, as this lowers demand and helps in alleviating the pressure on the power system and contributes to lower stages of load shedding.<\/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\/energy\/708500\/new-low-for-load-shedding-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New low for load shedding in South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom says it will be implementing stages 1 and 4 load shedding for the week head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":681085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9874],"tags":[1164],"class_list":["post-709490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","tag-eskom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709490","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=709490"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":709496,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709490\/revisions\/709496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}