Stage 3 load shedding from 16:00

LOAD SHEDDING NEWS - Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 on Wednesday. Due to an improvement in available generation capacity, load shedding will be suspended from 05:00 until 16:00 on Wednesday.

Thereafter, Stage 3 load shedding will resume from 16:00 until 05:00 on Thursday.

Following this, various stages of load shedding will be implemented until Sunday.

You will be affected as follows:

George

Tuesday 8 August: None
Wednesday 9 August: 02:00 - 04:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
Thursday 10 August: 18:00 - 20:30
Friday 11 August: 02:00 - 04:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
Saturday 12 August: 02:00 - 04:30
Sunday 13 August: 16:00 - 18:30

Uniondale

Tuesday 8 August: 15:00 - 17:30
Wednesday 9 August: 21:00 - 23:30
Thursday 10 August: 21:00 - 23:30
Friday 11 August: 21:00 - 23:30
Saturday 12 August: None
Sunday 13 August: 19:00 - 21:30

Sedgefield

Tuesday 8 August: None
Wednesday 9 August: 02:00 - 04:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
Thursday 10 August: 18:00 - 20:30
Friday 11 August: 02:00 - 04:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
Saturday 12 August: 02:00 - 04:30
Sunday 13 August: 16:00 - 18:30

Knysna | Plettenberg Bay

Tuesday 8 August: 18:00 - 20:30
Wednesday 9 August: 00:00 - 02:30
Thursday 10 August: 18:00 - 20:30
Friday 11 August: 00:00 - 02:30 | 16:00 - 18:30
Saturday 12 August: 00:00 - 02:30
Sunday 13 August: None

Tuesday 8 August: 18:00 - 20:30
Wednesday 9 August: 00:00 - 02:30
Thursday 10 August: 18:00 - 20:30
Friday 11 August: 00:00 - 02:30 | 16:00 - 18:30
Saturday 12 August: 00:00 - 02:30
Sunday 13 August: None

Heidelberg | Slangrivier:

Tuesday 8 August: Done
Wednesday 9 August: None
Thursday 10 August: 22:00 - 00:30
Friday 11 August: 22:00 - 00:30
Saturday 12 August: None
Sunday 13 August: 04:00 - 06:30

Oudtshoorn:

Tuesday 8 August: 18:00 - 20:30
Wednesday 9 August: 00:00 - 02:30 | 16:00 - 18:30
Thursday 10 August: 00:00 - 02:30
Friday 11 August: 00:00 - 02:30 | 16:00 - 18:30
Saturday 12 August: 16:00 - 18:30
Sunday 13 August: 22:00 - 00:30

Graaff-Reinet:

Tuesday 8 August: 17:00 - 19:30
Wednesday 9 August: 23:00 - 00:00
Thursday 10 August: 00:00 - 01:30 | 16:00 - 17:30
Friday 11 August: 16:00 - 17:30 | 23:00 - 01:30
Saturday 12 August: 23:00 - 01:30
Sunday 13 August: None

Consumers are urged to turn off high-usage equipment and where possible to not switch on appliances such as stoves and kettles for at least 30 minutes after load shedding.

This will reduce the risk of overload tripping on the network and reduce our current high MVA spikes.

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