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Load shedding Stage 2 will begin at 16h00 today with the following 'lucky' Nelson Mandela Bay Groups taking one for the team today: 16h00 to 18h30 - Groups 3 and 4 18h00 to 20h30 - Geysers and Group 5 20h00 to 22h30 - Groups 8 and 1 Click on each of the links below to download the different load shedding stages from 30 March to 5 July 2015: Stage 1 Load Shedding Schedule from 30 March to 5 July 2015 Stage 2 Load Shedding Schedule from 30 March to 5 July 2015 Stage 3 Load … [Read more...] about Straight into Stage 2 today 20 May 2015

In a tweet earlier today Eskom said; "There is a medium probability of load shedding during the day and a high probability of load shedding during the evening." Regular readers will by now understand exactly what the tweet means when translated into PLAIN ENGLISH - "Get ready for load shedding this afternoon!" Eskom announced earlier today that it will implement stage 1 load shedding at 16:00 and then move to stage 2 at 17:00 until 22:00 this evening. Click on each of the links below to … [Read more...] about Make sure your batteries are charged

Eskom has released it's latest forecasted demand and supply figures for the week ending 24 May 2015 and it looks like we can look forward to load shedding every day this week. Trends in the supply and demand of power in South Africa are as follows: Today (Monday 18 May): The capacity available to meet this evening's peak demand is 30 251 MW (including open cycle gas turbines) while demand is forecast 33 122 MW. Current planned maintenance stands at 5 419 MW. Unplanned outages are 5 125 … [Read more...] about Looks like more load shedding this week

Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding at 16:00 on Monday and then move to stage 2 at 17:00 until 22:00. BUT the NMBMM is going straight to Stage 2 from 16h00. AND between 20h00 and 22h30 Groups 2 and 3 will be shed. https://twitter.com/Eskom_SA/status/600266736047398912   Click on each of the links below to download the different load shedding stages from 30 March to 5 July 2015: Stage 1 Load Shedding Schedule from 30 March to 5 July 2015 <-- Start Here Stage 2 Load … [Read more...] about Stage 1 for a bit and then Stage 2

I have learned to check three places for hints of load shedding - one of which is the Eskom Twitter account. And my cynical mind did get a bit of a fright upon reading dear Eskom's latest tweet which says; "There is a high probability of load shedding today, dependent on the performance of the power plant." Plant? Surely that should read Plants? I sincerely hope that is a typing error (exclusion) and not a fact. https://twitter.com/Eskom_SA/status/600151835714920448 Click on each … [Read more...] about Eskom fright of the day

In a move that can only be called 'creative' Eskom announced earlier this morning that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 07:00 until 12:00 followed by stage 1 load shedding from 12:00 to 22:00 today. Good thing we have Church Bells calling the faithful in our area as that was my alarm clock this morning. "This is due to the shortage of generating capacity as several units are currently out of service due to maintenance," Eskom said. "Eskom would like to assure customers … [Read more...] about Creative Sunday Load Shedding

Eskom has announced that Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented from 07:00 until 22:00 on Saturday. https://twitter.com/Eskom_SA/status/599415173007462400 Eskom said on Friday that the risk of a total blackout was lower than it was a decade ago. It looks like the Eskom Oracle needs to find a new job as earlier in the week it was forecast that demand today would be 30 342 MW and that capacity available to meet that evening’s peak demand was more at 31 068 MW. On Sunday (17 May) the … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Weekend: Start it with Stage 1

Eskom has announced that Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented from 17:00 until 22:00 on Friday. "Any unexpected changes on the constrained power system could lead to a stage change at short notice. We apologise for the inconvenience," it said on Twitter.Load shedding comes a week after Eskom plunged Soweto into more than 10 hours of power cuts. Eskom acting CEO Brian Molefe apologised to the residents of Soweto for the inconvenience caused by the prolonged power outage last … [Read more...] about Stage 1 from 17h00

Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown ruled out the privatisation of basic services - such as the provision of electricity and water - and said load shedding will continue for three more years. Until the “end-state” of Eskom is clarified “we can't say what parts should go where”, said Brown, who was speaking at a media briefing ahead of her budget vote in the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon. Reuters reported on Wednesday that South Africa was considering either partially … [Read more...] about Look forward to a minimum of three more years of load shedding

Eskom said it would move load shedding to stage 2 from 17:00. Click on each of the links below to download the different load shedding stages from 30 March to 5 July 2015: Stage 1 Load Shedding Schedule from 30 March to 5 July 2015 Stage 2 Load Shedding Schedule from 30 March to 5 July 2015 Stage 3 Load Shedding Schedule from 30 March to 5 July 2015 Stage 4 Load Shedding Schedule from 30 March to 5 July 2015 Sponsored by: Straton Solar Peak evening demand this week is … [Read more...] about Ho Hum