UPDATE – 11 February – 13.30:
Eskom has released a power alert stating that loadshedding will move to stage four from 1pm to 10pm on Monday, 11 February.
An additional six generating units were lost during the course of the day, putting pressure on the system.
Stage four needs 4000MW to be shed rotationally at national level.
It is essential at this stage for businesses and residents to use electricity sparingly to reduce the demand.
Eskom reminds customers to treat all electrical points as live during loadshedding.
This week’s stage 4 loadshedding for Secunda Outlying areas:
Monday (11 February)
17:00 – 19:30
Tuesday (12 February)
01:30 – 9:00
11:30 – 11:30
17:00 – 19:30
Wednesday (13 February)
7:00 – 9:30
15:00 – 17:30
23:00 – 01:30
Thursday (14 February)
7:00 – 9:30
15:00 – 17:30
23:00 – 01:30
Friday (15 February)
7:00 – 9:30
15:00 – 17:30
23:00 – 01:30
Saturday (16 February)
7:00 – 9:30
15:00 – 17:30
23:00 – 01:30
Sunday (17 February)
5:00 – 7:30
13:00 – 15:30
21:00 – 23:30
Please note:
The following schedules were taken from the Eskom load shedding website:
Schedules for Evander, eMbalenhle, Trichardt, Kinross, eMzinoni and some extensions in Secunda and Bethal was not yet available on the Eskom Website.
For more schedules visit: https://loadshedding.eskom.co.za
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11 February – 9:00: Eskom announced today that they will implement Stage 2 rotational loadshedding from 9am and it is likely to continue until 10pm.
The press release stated that although a number of generating units have returned to service as per the 9-point recovery plan, regrettably additional units continue to trip.
This results in a shortage of generating capacity.
Eskom urged consumers to treat all electrical points as live during loadshedding.
Stage 2 calls for 2 000MW to be rotationally shed nationally at a given period.
According to the press release, loadshedding is conducted rotationally as a measure of last resort to protect the power system from a total collapse or blackout.
Eskom appealed to residents and businesses to use electricity sparingly during this period and to switch off geysers and electrical appliances when not using them.
