Stage 2 load-shedding for Wednesday
Today's load-shedding is currently on stage 2.
MBOMBELA – Here is your updated stage 2 load-shedding schedule for Wednesday.
05:00 – 07:30
Block 1
Riverside precinct.
07:00 – 09:30
Block 14
West Acres, i’langa, Macadamia and Halls.
09:00 – 11:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky Drift, White River, Msholozi, Phumlani and Hopeville.
13:00 – 15:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct.
17:00 – 19:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky Drift, White River, Msholozi, Phumlani and Hopeville.
23:00 – 01:30
Block 10
Delta, Steiltes, Valencia and CBD.
A return to stage 4 load-shedding on Tuesday morning, Tuesday 08:45
Here is the updated load-shedding schedule for Mbombela:
07:00 – 09:30
Block 10
Delta.
Block 14
West Acres, i’langa Mall area, Macadamia, Halls and Mbombela Stadium.
09:00 – 11:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky Drift, White River and Msholozi area.
13:00 – 15:30
Block 1
Riverside precinct.
15:00 – 17:30
Block 10
Delta.
Block 14
West Acres, i’langa Mall area, Macadamia and Halls.
17:00 – 19:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky Drift, White River and Msholozi area.
21:00 – 23:30
Block 1
Riverside precinct.
23:00 – 01:00
Block 10
Delta.
Block 14
West Acres, i’langa Mall area, Macadamia and Halls.
Changes in Monday’s schedule as stage 6 load-shedding is announced (18:00)
This follows a technical problem at Medupi Power Station which impacted additional generation supply.
“The heavy rain has caused coal handling and operational problems at several power stations,” Eskom mentioned in a statement.
“We remind and assure customers that load-shedding at stage 6 is no cause for alarm as the system is being effectively controlled. Stage 6 requires 6000MW to be rotationally load-shed.”
Eskom has assured that their emergency response command centre and technical teams will be working through the night to restore units as soon as possible.
“Load-shedding is a responsible act and highly controlled process, implemented to protect the country from a national blackout. After 2015, Eskom and the municipalities identified the need to extend the load-shedding stages up to stage 8 and the national code (NRS048-9 Ed 2) was subsequently updated. Even beyond these schedules, the System Operator will reduce demand in a manner that is controlled.”
Here is the updated stage 6 load-shedding schedule for Mbombela:
17:00 – 19:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky’s Drift. White River and Msholozi area.
18:00 – 19:30
Block 10
Delta. Steiltes. Valencia. CBD.
Block 14
West Acres, i’langa area, Mataffin and Halls.
21:00 – 23:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct.
To understand the stages, see the chart here.
Monday December 9 (10:00): Changes in Monday’s schedule as stage 4 load-shedding is announced
Eskom just announced that due to loss of units at power stations, stage 2 load-shedding will move to stage four from 10:00 to 23:00.
Here is the new schedule:
Monday December 9
10:00 – 11:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky’s Drift, White River and Msholozi area.
13:00 – 15:30
Block 1
Riverside precinct
15:00 – 17:30
Block 10
Delta
Block 14
West Acres. Ilanga area. Macadamia and Halls.
17:00 – 19:30
Block 3 & 6
Rocky’s Drift. White river and Msholozi area.
21:00 -23:30
Block 1
Riverside precinct.
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Sunday 8 December, Load-shedding schedule for Sunday evening and Monday
Stage-two load-shedding has been implemented for this evening and will continue throughout tomorrow.
Sunday December 8:
23:00 – 01:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct.
Monday December 9:
01:00 – 03:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky Drift, White River and Msholozi area.
07:00 – 09:30
Block 10
Delta
15:00 – 17:30
Block 10 and 14
Delta, West Acres, i’langa area, Mataffin and Halls.
21:00 – 23:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct.
Saturday 7 December: Load-shedding schedule for Saturday evening and Sunday
Load-shedding will be at Stage 1 for this evening from 23:00 until 09:00 tomorrow morning. Then Stage 2 will be implemented once again from 09:00 tomorrow onwards.
Sunday December 8 Schedule:
09:00 – 11:30
Block 10 and 14
Delta, West Acres, i’langa area, Mataffin and Halls.
15:00 – 17:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct.
17:00 – 19:30
Block 14
West Acres, i’langa area, Mataffin and Halls.
19:00 – 21:30
Block 3
Rocky Drift, White River and Msholozi area.
23:00 – 01:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct.
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Saturday December 7: Today’s load-shedding schedule
Today’s load-shedding has dropped back down to stage 2. Please see the schedule below:
07:00 – 09:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct
09:00 – 11:30
Block 14
West Acres, i’langa area, Mataffin and Halls.
11:00 – 13:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky Drift, White River and Msholozi area.
15:00 – 17:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct
19:00 – 21:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky Drift, White River and Msholozi area.
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Friday December 6: Load-shedding is now at stage 4
Eskom has released the latest load-shedding schedule for Mbombela. See the areas and their time slots below:
15:00 – 17:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct
17:00 – 19:30
Block 10
Delta
Block 14
West Acres, i’langa area, Mataffin and Halls.
19:00 – 21:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky Drift, White River and Msholozi area.
23:00 – 01:30
Block 1
Riverside Precinct
December 7
01:00 – 03:30
Block 10
Delta
Block 14
West Acres, i’langa area, Mataffin and Halls.
03:00 – 05:30
Block 3 and 6
Rocky Drift, White River and Msholozi area.
Thursday December 5: Load-shedding to start at 09:00 on Friday
Unplanned breakdowns and a loss of additional generation caused load-shedding to be implemented on Thursday and again today.
Load-shedding stage 2 is to be implemented on Friday from 09:00 until 06:00 on Saturday.
“We unreservedly apologise to South Africans for the negative impact this may have on them, and want to assure the nation that we continue to work tirelessly to ensure security of energy supply,” the power utility said in a statement.
“We remind customers that load-shedding is conducted rotationally as a measure of last resort to protect the power system from a total collapse or blackout.”
Riverside precinct will be affected until 09:30; Rocky Drift, White River and Msholozi from 11:00 until 13:30 and Delta from 17:00 to 19:30.
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