Staff Reporter.
A day after announcing that load shedding was suspended until further notice, power utility Eskom has announced the return of Stage 3.
“Stage 3 load shedding will now be implemented from 20h00 on Thursday (21 March), with outages being suspended again between 05h00 and 16h00 on Friday,” Eskom said in a statement.
“Eskom will provide an update on Friday afternoon or if any significant changes occur,” the group said.
Unplanned outages are at 14,366MW, and planned maintenance slightly increased to 6,307MW. The anticipated electricity demand for this evening peak is 25,672MW.
Eskom assures the public that these measures are essential for safeguarding the stability of the electricity grid and preventing more severe disruptions.
For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.
Smartphone users can also download the app EskomSePush to receive push notifications when load shedding is implemented, as well as the times the area you are in will be off.