Eskom has resorted to implementing Stage 4 load shedding on Tuesday morning.
Stage 4 will continue to be implemented until midnight.
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Stage 2 will be implemented until 05:00 on Wednesday.
Load shedding Stage 3 will resume at 4 pm until midnight on Thursday.
Stage 2 will be implemented from 4 pm until midnight on Friday.
Eskom said it would provide further updates as soon as more information became available.
Here is the schedule below.
Stage 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until midnight, thereafter Stage 2 will be implemented until 05:00 on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/GqjAkptPc7
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) October 18, 2022
More breakdowns in power stations overnight have resulted in Eskom pushing load shedding from Stage 2 on Monday to Stage 4 on Tuesday.
Power stations operating at near collapse are a reason Eskom has been forced to implement a higher stage blackout.
Stage 4 load shedding has been implemented from 05:30 due to five generators breaking down overnight.
Stage 4 loadshedding was implemented at 05:30 due to breakdowns of five generators at five power stations overnight. The loadshedding will be implemented until further notice.
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) October 18, 2022
Stage 4
Residents will be in the dark for longer periods at Stage 4.
Stage 4 load shedding means impacted areas will have power cuts 12 times over an eight day period for four hours at a time or 12 times over a four day period for two hours at a time.
Stage 4 allows Eskom up to 4 000MW to be removed from the power grid.
Stage 5 allows up to 5 000MW of the national load to be removed from the grid with Stage 7 allowing up to 7 000MW to be shed.
Lights were expected to go out on a Stage 2 load shedding schedule until Wednesday this week.
Eskom was expected to provide an update on Wednesday on the status of power.
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