Eskom load-shedding schedules, information and how it affects you
Eskom expects continued power cuts throughout the week due to the cold front and stage 2 resumes on Monday at 9am until 10pm.
The power supplier is urging power users to use electricity sparingly, revealed that load shedding is necessary to replenish emergency generation reserves.
“Despite Eskom’s best efforts to return additional generation units to service, we have not made sufficient progress to enable us to suspend load-shedding.
“Eskom wishes to assure the public that implementing load-shedding is the last resort in order to protect the national grid,” the statement read.
Speaking to Savannanews, Eskom spokesperson said they expected three days of load-shedding this winter that were supposed to come in late July. However, load-shedding cannot be completely ruled out due to the unreliability of the generators.
“Eskom is doing everything it can to see the back of load-shedding, which has been a factor of South African life for the past 13 years,” Eskom said.
Eskom Load-Shedding stages
- Stage 1: Requires the least amount of load-shedding (up to 1,000 MW) and can be implemented three times over a four-day period for two hours at a time, or three times over an eight-day period for 4 hours at a time.
- Stage 2: Will double the frequency of Stage 1, which means you will be scheduled for load-shedding six times over a four-day period for two hours at a time, or six times over an eight-day period for four hours at a time.
- Stage 3: Will increase the frequency of Stage 2 by 50 percent, which means you will be scheduled for load-shedding nine times over a four-day period for two hours at a time, or nine times over an eight-day period for four hours at a time.
- Stage 4: Will double the frequency of Stage 2, which means you will be scheduled for load-shedding 12 times over a four-day period for two hours at a time, or 12 times over an eight-day period for four hours at a time.
Load-shedding schedule
If you don’t pay your electricity bill directly to Eskom but to a municipal electricity supplier like City Power in Johannesburg, you need to visit your city’s utility website to get load-shedding information.
Municipality information
For load-shedding schedules affecting the City of Johannesburg, you can visit www.citypower.co.za, or call 086 056 2874, or follow them on Twitter @CityPowerJhb.
For load-shedding schedules affecting the City of Tshwane, you can visit www.tshwane.gov.za, or call (012) 358-2111 / (012) 427-2111, or follow them on Twitter @CityTshwane.
For load-shedding schedules affecting the City of Cape Town, you can visit www.capetown.gov.za or this page, or call 0860 103 089, or follow them on Twitter @CityofCT.
For load-shedding schedules affecting the City of eThekwini, you can visit www.durban.gov.za, or call 080 13 13 111, or follow them on Twitter @eThekwiniM.
If you live in the Mangaung Metro Municipality, you can visit www.mangaung.co.za, or call 0800 111 300. You can also visit http://www.centlec.co.za or call 086 007 6937.