LOAD-SHEDDING NEWS - Your heater or fireplace has not been in use since last winter. To protect your household from fires or electric shocks, it is important to clean it and perform certain safety checks before you turn it on this winter.
Reduce load-shedding by avoiding the use of electric heaters.
Stage 4 continues to be implemented between 05:00 and 16:00 while Stage 5 will commence from 16:00 to 05:00 every day.
Receive Eskom load-shedding notifications by downloading the free EskomSePush app from Google Play Store at https://sepush.co.za/
Consumers are urged to turn off high-usage equipment and where possible to not switch on appliances such as stoves and kettles for at least 30 minutes after load-shedding.
You will be affected as follows:
George
- Friday 26 May: 02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 22:30*
- Saturday 27 May: 02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
- Sunday 28 May: 02:00 - 05:00 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
Uniondale
- Friday 26 May: 05:00 - 07:30 | 13:00 - 15:30 | 21:00 - 01:30*
- Saturday 27 May: 05:00 - 07:30 | 13:00 - 15:30 | 21:00 - 23:30
- Sunday 28 May: 05:00 - 07:30 | 13:00 - 15:30 | 21:00 - 23:30
Sedgefield
- Friday 26 May: 02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 22:30*
- Saturday 27 May: 02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
- Sunday 28 May: 02:00 - 05:00 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
Knysna | Plettenberg Bay
- Friday 26 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 18:30
- Saturday 27 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 20:30*
- Sunday 28 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 18:30
Mossel Bay
- Friday 26 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 18:30
- Saturday 27 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 20:30*
- Sunday 28 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 18:30
Albertinia | Riversdale | Gouritsmond | Stilbaai | Melkhoutfontein | Jongensfontein:
- Friday 26 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 18:30
- Saturday 27 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 20:30*
- Sunday 28 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 18:30
Heidelberg | Slangrivier:
- Friday 26 May: 06:00 - 08:30 | 14:00 - 18:30* | 22:00 - 00:30
- Saturday 27 May: 06:00 - 08:30 | 14:00 - 16:30 | 22:00 - 00:30*
- Sunday 28 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 06:00 - 08:30 | 14:00 - 16:30 | 22:00 - 00:30
Oudtshoorn:
- Friday 26 May: 00:00 - 04:30* | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 18:30
- Saturday 27 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 18:30
- Sunday 28 May: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 |16:00 - 20:30*
Graaff-Reinet:
- Friday 26 May: 07:00 - 09:30 |15:00 - 17:30 | 23:00 - 01:30
- Saturday 27 May: 07:00 - 09:30 |15:00 - 19:30* | 23:00 - 01:30
- Sunday 28 May: 07:00 - 09:30 |15:00 - 17:30 | 23:00 - 00:30
Consumers are reminded to use electricity sparingly after power returns, especially after a 4-hour load-shedding slot.
Please do not switch high-usage equipment on immediately after load-shedding. Consumers are urged to turn off high-usage equipment and where possible to not switch on appliances such as stoves and kettles for at least 30 minutes after load-shedding .
This will reduce the risk of overload tripping on the network and reduce current high MVA spikes.
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