LOAD SHEDDING NEWS - To manage emergency reserves, Stage 4 load shedding will remain in force until 05:00 on Monday.   

Thereafter, Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from 05:00 until 16:00, followed by Stage 4 loadshedding until 05:00 on Tuesday.  

This pattern of Stage 3 load shedding in the morning and Stage 4 load shedding in the evening will be repeated daily until Friday 16:00. Eskom will communicate should any significant changes occur. 

Unplanned outages are at 12 648MW and planned maintenance is at 6 814MW of generation capacity.

You will be affected as follows:

GEORGE

• Sunday 3 December:  22:00 - 00:30
• Monday 4 December: 06:00 - 08:30 | 14:00 - 16:30 | 22:00 - 00:30
• Tuesday 5 December: 04:00 - 06:30 | 12:00 - 14:30 | 20:00 - 22:30

UNIONDALE

• Sunday 3 December: 17:00 - 19:30
• Monday 4 December: 01:00 - 03:30 | 09:00 - 11:30 | 17:00 - 19:30
• Tuesday 5 December: 07:00 - 09:30 | 15:00 - 17:30 | 23:00 - 01:30

SEDGEFIELD

• Sunday 3 December:  22:00 - 00:30
• Monday 4 December: 06:00 - 08:30 | 14:00 - 16:30 | 22:00 - 00:30
• Tuesday 5 December: 04:00 - 06:30 | 12:00 - 14:30 | 20:00 - 22:30

KNYSNA | PLETTENBERG BAY

• Saturday 2 December:  20:00 - 22:30
• Sunday 3 December: 04:00 - 06:30  | 20:00 - 22:30
• Tuesday 5 December:  02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30

MOSSEL BAY 

• Saturday 2 December:  20:00 - 22:30
• Sunday 3 December: 04:00 - 06:30  | 20:00 - 22:30
• Tuesday 5 December:  02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30

ALBERTINIA | RIVERSDALE | GOURITSMOND | STILBAAI | MELKHOUTFONTEIN | JONGENSFONTEIN   

• Saturday 2 December:  20:00 - 22:30
• Sunday 3 December: 04:00 - 06:30  | 20:00 - 22:30
• Tuesday 5 December:  02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30

HEIDELBERG | SLANGRIVIER   

• Sunday 3 December:  18:00 - 20:30
• Monday 4 December:  02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
• Tuesday 5 December: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 | 16:00 - 18:30

OUDTSHOORN 

• Sunday 3 December:   20:00 - 22:30
• Monday 4 December: 04:00 - 05:00 |12:00 - 14:30 |  20:00 - 22:30
• Tuesday 5 December: 02:00 - 04:30 |  18:00 - 20:30

GRAAFF-REINET 

• Sunday 3 December: 19:00 - 21:30
• Monday 4 December: 03:00 - 05:30 | 19:00 - 21:30
• Tuesday 5 December: 01:00 - 03:30 | 09:00 - 11:30 | 17:00 - 19:30

Receive Eskom load shedding notifications by downloading the free EskomSePush app from Google Play Store at https://sepush.co.za/ 

Consumers are reminded to please use electricity sparingly after power returns. 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 is scheduled to return. This will reduce the risk of overload tripping on the network.

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