The power-cuts will affect a lot of areas in the area.
Power utility Eskom has announced it will begin rolling out load-shedding in the eMalahleni area.
These are called “emergency load-shedding”.
Friday last week Eskom said ten of its power stations have critically low stockpiles – with 5 having less than 10 days worth of fuel.
The load-shedding is also due to deteriorating power plants “but also to unplanned events”, such as the explosion at Lethabo power station in the Free State in early October 2018, which took the whole unit out of service.
Eskom said it needs more than 4-million tons to fill up coal supplies at 10 of its power stations. It said more than 1 million tons have already been secured.
The following schedules have been announces:
Stage 1
Monday
08h00 – 10h30 Doornpoort
10h00 – 12h30 Kwaguqa
12h00 ‐ 14h30 Grobler
14h00 – 16h30 Buffer
Tuesday
14h00 ‐ 16h30 Ga‐ Nala
Wednesday
14h00 – 16h30 Doornpoort
16h00 – 18h30 Kwaguqa
18h00 ‐ 20h30 Grobler
20h00 – 22h30 Buffer
Thursday
20h00 – 22h30 Ga‐Nala
Friday
06h00 ‐ ‐8h30 Kwaguqa
08h00 – 10h30 Grobler
10h00 – 12h30 Buffer
20h00 – 22h30 Doornpoort
Saturday
10h00 – 12h30 Ga‐Nala
Sunday
10h00 – 12h30 Ga‐Nala
STAGE 2
Monday
08h00 – 10h30 Doornpoort
10h00 – 12h30 Kwaguqa
12h00 ‐ 14h30 Grobler
14h00 – 16h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala
22h00 – 00h30 Grobler
Tuesday
14h00 ‐ 16h30 Ga‐ Nala, Doornpoort
16h00 – 18h30 Kwaguqa
18h00 – 20h30 Grobler
20h00 – 22h30 Buffer
Wednesday
14h00 – 16h30 Doornpoort
16h00 – 18h30 Kwaguqa
18h00 ‐ 20h30 Grobler
20h00 – 22h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala
Thursday
06h00 ‐ ‐8h30 Kwaguqa
08h00 – 10h30 Grobler
10h00 – 12h30 Buffer
20h00 – 22h30 Ga‐Nala, Doornpoort
Friday
06h00 ‐ ‐8h30 Kwaguqa
08h00 – 10h30 Grobler
10h00 – 12h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala
20h00 – 22h30 Doornpoort
22h00 – 00H30 Kwaguqa
Saturday
08h00 – 10h30 Doornpoort
10h00 – 12h30 Ga‐Nala, Kwaguqa
12H00 – 14h30 Grobler
14h00 – 16h30 Buffer
22h00 – 00h30 Ga‐Nala
Sunday
08h00 – 10h30 Doornpoort
10h00 – 12h30 Ga‐Nala, Kwaguqa
12H00 – 14h30 Grobler
14h00 – 16h30 Buffer
22h00 ‐ 00h30 Ga‐Nala
STAGE 3
Monday
02h00 – 04h30 Doornpoort
04h00 – 06h30 Kwaguqa, Ga‐Nala, Buffer
08h00 – 10h30 Doornpoort
10h00 – 12h30 Kwaguqa
12h00 ‐ 14h30 Grobler
14h00 – 16h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala, Doornpoort
16h00 – 18h30 Kwaguqa
18h00 – 20h30 Grobler
20h00 – 22h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala
22h00 – 00h30 Grobler
Tuesday
00h00 – 02h30 Doornpoort
02h00 – 04h30 Kwaguqa
04h00 – 06h30 Grobler, Ga‐Nala, Buffer
06h00 – 08h30 Kwaguqa
08h00 – 10h30 Grobler
10h00 – 12h30 Buffer
14h00 ‐ 16h30 Ga‐ Nala, Doornpoort
16h00 – 18h30 Kwaguqa
18h00 – 20h30 Grobler
20h00 – 22h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala, Doornpoort
Wednesday
00h00 – 02h30 Ga‐Nala, Doornport
02h00 – 04h30 Kwaguqa
04h00 – 06h30 Buffer, Grobler
06h00 – 08h30 Kwaguqa
08h00 – 10h30 Grobler
10h00 – 12h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala
14h00 – 16h30 Doornpoort
16h00 – 18h30 Kwaguqa
18h00 ‐ 20h30 Grobler
20h00 – 22h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala, Doornpoort
Thursday
00h00 – 02h30 Ga‐Nala, Grobler
04h00 – 06h30 Buffer, Doornpoort
06h00 ‐ ‐8h30 Kwaguqa
08h00 – 10h30 Grobler
10h00 – 12h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala, Doornpoort
12h00 – 14h30 Kwaguqa
14h00 – 16h30 Buffer
16h00 – 18h30 Grobler
20h00 – 22h30 Ga‐Nala, Doornpoort
22h00 – 00h30 Kwaguqa
Friday
00h00 – 02h30 Grobler
04h00 – 06h30 Doornpoort, Buffer
06h00 ‐ ‐8h30 Kwaguqa
08h00 – 10h30 Grobler
10h00 – 12h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala, Doornpoort
12h00 – 14h30 Kwaguqa
14h00 – 16h30 Grobler, Ga‐Nala
16h00 – 18h30 Buffer
20h00 – 22h30 Doornpoort
22h00 – 00H30 Kwaguqa, Ga‐Nala
Saturday
02h00 – 04h30 Doornpoort
04h00 – 06h30 Buffer, Kwaguqa
08h00 – 10h30 Doornpoort
10h00 – 12h30 Ga‐Nala, Kwaguqa
12H00 – 14h30 Grobler
14h00 – 16h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala, Doornpoort
16h00 – 18h30 Kwaguqa
18h00 – 20h30 Grobler
20h00 – 22h30 Buffer
22h00 – 00h30 Ga‐Nala, Grobler
Sunday
02h00 – 04h30 Doornpoort
04h00 – 06h30 Buffer, Kwaguqa
08h00 – 10h30 Doornpoort
10h00 – 12h30 Ga‐Nala, Kwaguqa
12H00 – 14h30 Grobler
14h00 – 16h30 Buffer, Ga‐Nala, Doornpoort
16h00 – 18h30 Kwaguqa
18h00 – 20h30 Grobler
20h00 – 22h30 Buffer
22h00 – 00h30 Grobler, Ga‐Nala
(edited by MLM)
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