Load shedding to stage 1 and 2

LOAD SHEDDING NEWS - Due to sufficient emergency reserves and a slight increase in available generation capacity, resulting from the return to service of two units, load shedding will be reduced to Stage 1 from 10:00 today until 14:00.

Thereafter, Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 14:00 until further notice.

You will be affected as follows:

GEORGE | SEDGEFIELD

Wednesday 7 February: No further load shedding
Thursday 8 February: 04:00 - 06:30 | 12:00 - 14:30
Friday 9 February: 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30

UNIONDALE

Wednesday 7 February: No further load shedding
Thursday 8 February: 07:00 - 09:30 | 15:00 - 17:30
Friday 9 February: 13:00 - 15:30 | 21:00 - 23:30

KNYSNA | PLETTENBERG BAY

Wednesday 7 February: 18:00 - 20:30
Thursday 8 February: 02:00 - 04:30
Friday 9 February: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30

MOSSEL BAY

Wednesday 7 February: 18:00 - 20:30
Thursday 8 February: 02:00 - 04:30
Friday 9 February: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30

Wednesday 7 February: 18:00 - 20:30
Thursday 8 February: 02:00 - 04:30
Friday 9 February: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30

HEIDELBERG | SLANGRIVIER

Wednesday 7 February: No further load shedding
Thursday 8 February: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30
Friday 9 February: 06:00 - 08:30 | 14:00 - 16:30

OUDTSHOORN

Wednesday 7 February: 18:00 - 20:30
Thursday 8 February: 18:00 - 20:30
Friday 9 February: 00:00 - 02:30

GRAAFF-REINET

Wednesday 7 February: 17:00 - 19:30
Thursday 8 February: 01:00 - 03:30
Friday 9 February: 07:00 - 09:30

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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