Load shedding schedules for Greater Tubatse suburbs

The load shedding schedules indicated shows three Greater Tubatse suburbs affected by load shedding namely, Burgersfort, Ohrigstad and Steelpoort.

According to Eskom load shedding is the last resort to balance electricity supply and demand. They will only apply load-shedding when all other options have been exhausted. It is an effective way to avoid total collapse of the electricity supply grid (a national black-out) which will have disastrous outcomes for South Africa.

During peak hours Eskom advises citizens to implement the following 4 actions for 4 hours: Switching off your geysers, electric heaters and pool pumps from 5pm to 9pm every day, switching off unnecessary appliances and lighting, look at alternative heating solutions and responding to the Power Alerts and Power Bulletin updates. The Power Bulletin is shown on SABC TV immediately after the news, starting with the 17:30 news bulletin through to the 19:30 bulletin. The announcements, which follow the weather forecast, will run for 60 seconds on all three SABC TV channels (Monday to Friday) until the end of the year.

If you are an Eskom customer and cannot find, or do not understand, your schedule, please log onto CS Online or contact us on 0860037566, to verify your load shedding schedule.

Burgersfort (Up to 2000 MW to be shed)

Thursday (11 June) 03:00 – 05:30, 15:00 – 17:30 and 23:00 – 01:30

Friday (12 June) 03:00 – 05:30, 11:00 – 13:30 and 23:00 – 01:30

Saturday (13 June) 05:00 – 07:30, 09:00 – 11:30 and 17:00 – 19:30

Sunday (14 June) 05:00 – 07:30, 13:00 – 15:30 and 17:00 – 19:30

Monday (15 June)  01:00 – 03:30, 13:00 – 15:30 and 21:00 – 23:30

Tuesday (16 June)  01:00 – 03:30, 09:00 – 11:30 and 21:00 – 23:30

Wednesday (17 June) 03:00 – 05:30, 07:00 – 09:30 and 15:00 – 17:30

Thursday (18 June) 03:00 – 05:30, 11:00 – 13:30, 15:00 – 17:30 and 23:00 – 01:30

Friday (19 June) 11:00 – 13:30, 19:00 – 21:30 and 23:00 – 01:30

Ohrigstad (Up to 2000 MW to be shed)

Thursday (11 June) 11:00 – 13:30 and 19:00 – 21:30

Friday (12 June) 19:00 – 21:30

Saturday (13 June) 01:00 – 03:30

Sunday (14 June) 01:00 – 03:30 and 09:00 – 11:30

Monday (15 June) 09:00 – 11:30 and 17:00 – 19:30

Tuesday (16 June) 17:00 – 19:30

Wednesday (17 June) 23:00 – 01:30

Thursday (18 June) 07:00 – 09:30

Friday (19 June) 07:00 – 09:30 and 15:00 – 17:30

Steelpoort (Up to 2000 MW to be shed)

Thursday (11 June) 15:00 – 17:30 and 23:00 – 01:30

Friday (12 June) 23:00 – 01:30

Saturday (13 June) 05:00 – 07:30

Sunday (14 June) 05:00 – 07:30 and 13:00 – 15:30

Monday (15 June) 13:00 – 15:30 and 21:00 – 23:30

Tuesday (16 June) 21:00 – 23:30

Wednesday (17 June) 03:00 – 05:30

Thursday (18 June) 03:00 – 05:30 and 11:00 – 13:30

Friday (19 June) 11:00 – 13:30 and 19:00 – 21:30

(Source: Eskom website)