Eskom, South Africa’s primary electricity supplier, has implemented a comprehensive load shedding schedule to manage the strain on the national power grid.
“Due to further improvement in generation performance and lower than anticipated electricity demand, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented at 12:00 midday today until 16:00 on Tuesday,” said Eskom.
Eskom pleaded with the public to switch off non-essential appliances to reduce the demand, especially between 17:00 and 21:00.
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WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY
Load shedding Stage 2.
#LoadsheddingUpdate
Sunday, 14 January 2024: Due to the slight improvement in generation performance and the adequate emergency reserves for the week ahead, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented at 16:00 today until 05:00 on Monday instead of Stage 3 as communicated earlier.…
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) January 14, 2024
WHO IS ESKOM?
Eskom is a South African electricity public utility. It was established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission.
The utility is the largest producer of electricity in Africa and was among the top utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and sales.
It is the largest of South Africa’s state-owned enterprises.
WHICH POWER STATIONS DO ESKOM OPERATE?
Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Matimba Power Stations and Medupi Power Station in Lephalale, Kusile Power Station in Witbank, Kendal Power Station in Mpumalanga, and Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in the Western Cape, the only nuclear power plant in Africa.
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FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MAJOR METROS, LOAD SHEDDING SCHEDULES ARE AVAILABLE BELOW:
City of Johannesburg
City of Ekurhuleni
City of Tshwane
City of Cape Town (PDF)
Nelson Mandela Bay
eThekwini
Mangaung
Buffalo City
To view the Load Shedding Schedule for your area, you can use the load shedding site here.
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