Stage 4 load shedding announced – here is when Middelburg’s lights will be out
Eskom has just announced Stage 4 load shedding.
According to a press release the announcement follows the loss of six generating units on Monday, putting additional strain on the power supply.
Stage 2 load shedding was announced on Sunday night.
Also read: Eskom load shedding schedule for Middelburg
On Monday, the power utility announced that Stage 2 load shedding will continue. It was changed to Stage 4 from 13:00 until 22:00.
#POWERALERT 2
Date: 11 February 2019Rotational loadshedding moves to Stage 4 from 13H00 to 22H00 @CityPowerJhb@City_Ekurhuleni@CityTshwane @CityofCT @eNCA @IOL @SABCNewsOnline pic.twitter.com/UnrIVTprHM
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) February 11, 2019
Stage 4 requires for 4 000 mega whats of electricity to be shed.
During Stage 2 the electricity outage was planned for 19:00 until 21:30 on Monday night. With Stage 4 load shedding the planned power outage remains the same.
If Stage 4 continues on Tuesday, electricity will be cut from 03:00 to 05:30, 11:00 – 13:00 and 19:00 – 21:30.
Eskom’s Juanita Vogel warned that schedules can change at any moment.
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