{"id":742279,"date":"2024-01-14T12:53:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T10:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=742279"},"modified":"2024-01-15T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T10:08:24","slug":"eskom-announces-stage-3-load-shedding-for-the-week-ahead-heres-the-latest-schedule-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/742279\/eskom-announces-stage-3-load-shedding-for-the-week-ahead-heres-the-latest-schedule-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskom announce stage 3 load shedding for the week ahead &#8211; here&#8217;s the latest schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eskom has announced that load shedding will be reduced to stage 2 today (14 January) until Monday morning, followed by stage 3 load shedding until 05:00 on Thursday (18 January 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Due to the slight improvement in generation performance and the adequate emergency reserves for the week ahead, Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 on Monday instead of Stage 3, as communicated earlier,&#8221; it said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thereafter, Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Monday until 05:00 on Thursday, 18 January 2024, it added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, 14 January<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 3: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 2: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, 15 January<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stage 2: 00h00 to 05h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, 16 January<\/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 3: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, 17 January<\/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 3: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, 18 January<\/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 3: 05h00 to 16h00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage 3: 16h00 to 00h00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Eskom currently has 8,843MW of generation capacity offline for planned maintenance, with a further 13,981MW unavailable due to breakdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it anticipates that 2,721MW of generating capacity will be returned to the grid by Wednesday, 17 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEskom Power Station General Managers and their teams are working diligently to ensure that the 2,721MW of generating capacity is returned to service by Wednesday,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The power utility said it would continue to monitor the power system closely and communicate any significant changes if they occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe slight improvement in generation capacity as well as the recovery of emergency reserves for the week ahead has enabled Eskom not to implement Stage 4 load-shedding from 16:00 today as previously communicated,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><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;<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/741491\/south-africas-big-plan-to-end-load-shedding-is-seriously-flawed\/\">South Africa\u2019s big plan to end load shedding is seriously flawed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom outlines its load shedding schedule for the week ahead. 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