Eskom says that lower than anticipated demand on Friday (1 July) has given it room to reduce its planned stage 6 load shedding in the evening to stage 4.
The new schedule is as follows:
Friday (1 July)
- Stage 4 load shedding until 22h00
- Stage 2 load shedding from 22h00 to 00h00
Saturday and Sunday (2 and 3 July)
- Stage 2 load shedding from 00h00 to 07h00
- Stage 4 load shedding from 07h00 to 22h00
- Stage 2 load shedding from 22h00 to 00h00
“Eskom cautions that this small reprieve is due to lower than anticipated demand during the weekend, and continues to evaluate the situation and closely monitor the system. We will communicate and implement any changes as may be necessary,” it said.
On Friday afternoon the power utility said that it has 3,104MW on planned maintenance, with 17,431MW of capacity unavailable due to breakdowns.
Due to lower than anticipated demand, Stage 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until 22:00. Loadshedding will then be reduced to Stage 2 at 22:00 until 07:00 for both Saturday and Sunday. pic.twitter.com/ohFd1mc7NE
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) July 1, 2022
Schedules
For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:
For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.
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.
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