{"id":726910,"date":"2023-10-24T11:51:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T09:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=726910"},"modified":"2023-10-24T11:51:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T09:51:56","slug":"eskom-extends-load-shedding-break-heres-the-latest-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/726910\/eskom-extends-load-shedding-break-heres-the-latest-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskom extends load shedding break &#8211; here&#8217;s the latest schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Power utility Eskom says that load shedding will be suspended for another day, taking the current streak of no power outages to more than four days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Load shedding will now remain suspended until 16h00 on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When load shedding returns, it will be at stage 1 in the evenings (16h00 to 05h00) and then will again be suspended during the day (05h00 to 16h00).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pattern will repeat until further notice, Eskom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, 24 October<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suspended: 00h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, 25 October<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suspended: 00h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 1: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, 26 October<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 1: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suspended: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 1: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The utility said that the continued suspension of load shedding is due to sufficient emergency generation reserves and the anticipated evening peak demand remaining low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Tuesday, demand is expected to peak at 27,482MW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/725858\/big-turn-for-eskom-and-load-shedding-in-south-africa\/\"><strong>Analysis of the data published by Eskom on its fleet performance<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;shows that the group\u2019s energy availability factor has taken a positive turn, with plants performing better than the same time in 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breakdowns have also improved \u2013 which is key to the group\u2019s plan to keep load shedding contained in the summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the data also shows that energy supplies aren\u2019t significantly higher, and that much of the improvement seen in the system comes from lower demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless, the suspensions and much lower stages of load shedding have led to a noticeable turn in the long-term trend data for outages in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time this year, the projections for total blackout hours has fallen under a cumulative 80 hours, currently standing at 79.6 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a massive retreat of 21 days from the high of 101 days predicted at the end of May.<\/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\/726854\/big-shift-for-load-shedding-in-south-africa-with-some-of-the-best-news-all-year\/\">Big shift for load shedding in South Africa \u2013 with some of the best news all year<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom says that load shedding will remain suspended on Tuesday, continuing South Africa&#8217;s lucky streak keeping the lights 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