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A hop skip and a jump to a TWO

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I watched the minute hand strike 12 midday today and braced myself for the slow whoosh of power leaving Group 6 only to see that nothing was shed. (See: Eskom has announced STAGE 1 LOADSHEDDING)

“Oh joy,” I thought to myself, “it looks like Eskom have found a little bit of power somewhere.” How wrong could I be as Group 6 began load shedding at 14h00 jolting everyone into the knowledge that we had swerved Stage 1 and blundered straight into Stage 2.

Anyway the heads up about Stage 2 came from the pen of Roland Williams at 16:08 today and Roly told us; “The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality regrets to inform you that, due to demand having exceeded supply, Eskom has announced LOAD-SHEDDING STAGE 2 which will commence at 16:00 (4pm) today.”

WRONG – it was implemented from 12:00 today at least, my son!

Anyway:

  • Groups 1 and 8 will be off from 16:00 to 18:30
  • Group 2 will be off from 18:00 to 20:30
  • Group 3 and 4 will be off from 20:00 to 22:30

Roly requests all residents to; “please switch off geysers when not in use and pool pumps, in addition to using electricity sparingly, in order to obviate any further Load-shedding or escalation to Stages 3 and 4.” and thanks all residents for their cooperation in this regard.

And now the queries for Off-Grid Solar PV Installations have escalated somewhat.

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.