POSSIBLE LOAD SHEDDING DURING PEAK HOURS – ESKOM

 The power system was stable on Wednesday morning with no load shedding expected, but Eskom warned of possible load shedding in peak hours. "The power system is currently stable, and this will enable Eskom to perform maintenance without load shedding," Eskom said. "However, the power system is expected to be constrained during the evening peak period (5pm - 9pm) mainly as a result of increased electricity demand."

The power utility said that with the current cold weather across the country, electricity users should consider energy efficient ways of keeping warm. Electricity demand in winter peaks in the morning and evening as more electricity was being used, the power utility said.

"We appeal to all our customers to continue to reduce their electricity usage throughout the day but to be aware of the need to save more during the peak periods from 6am to 10am and 5pm to 9pm."

Commercial customers were urged to switch off non-essential lights and not leaving office equipment such as photocopiers and computers in standby mode after hours.

The Citizen has compiled a list of load shedding schedules from across different municipalities. Due to the fragmented nature of the information available, not all schedules may be accurate or up to date. If your schedule does not appear here or is not up to date, [mailto:%20online@citizen.co.za let us know].

Should you be powered directly by Eskom visit the Eskom load shedding site to find out when you'll be out. Type in your suburb/area in the search box to easily locate your area, i.e. Pimville or the Midvaal municipality.

Eskom has also collated a list for municipal customers which can be accessed here.

If you're residing in Johannesburg and fall under City Power click here: City Power Schedule for the greater JHB.

For the Ekurhuleni area, click on one of the PDFs below or visit the City of Ekurhuleni site

For the City of Tshwane (Pretoria) load shedding schedule click here.

For the City of Cape Town click here.

For the Durban (Ethekwini Municipality) load shedding schedule click here: Ethekwini Municipality load shedding

For the Mangaung area's schedule click here: Mangaung's Load Shedding Schedule

For the Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth and surrounds) schedule click here: Nelson Mandela Bay - load shedding schedule

For Mbombela schedule click here.

For Mogale City schedule click here.

For Knysna schedule click here.

For Polokwane schedule click here.

For ?eMalahleni schedule click here.

For Umhlathuze schedule click here: Umlathuze schedule

For the Buffalo City schedule click here: Buffalo City Schedule

For the Middleburg (Steve Tshwete) schedule click here: Steve Tshwete (Middleburg) Schedule

For the Emfuleni schedule click here: Emfuleni Load Shedding Schedule

Msunduzi (Pietermartizburg) - Msunduzi/PMB Load_Shedding

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