Does anyone know how to read the City of Joburg Loadshedding Schedule?

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I've read a .pdf and have found my area (North Riding) to be in Block 2. Great.

Now I go to the loadshedding matrix:

You have weeks 14-27; how am I suppose to know the dates of the weeks?

Fine. Look at the matrix. They are now divided into 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, etc.

W...

T...

F...

:confused:

So am I in 2A or 2B? What is the current week number for load shedding? :confused::confused:

FFS! Are these schedules meant to be understandable or not? Are they done to allow City Power to loadshed at any time amidst the confusion? :mad:
 
i dont even think they stick to the schedule, so not point trying to read it.
 
From what I understand-
Whatever your loadshedding last week - this pattern will continue for the next 5 weeks or so. ie i had loadshedding 6-10 on thurs last week, therefore loadshedding 6-10 every thurs for the next few weeks.
 
Debbie2 said:
From what I understand-
Whatever your loadshedding last week - this pattern will continue for the next 5 weeks or so. ie i had loadshedding 6-10 on thurs last week, therefore loadshedding 6-10 every thurs for the next few weeks.
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That's the idea, but they don't stick to the schedules so you can never be sure.
 
Debbie2 said:
From what I understand-
Whatever your loadshedding last week - this pattern will continue for the next 5 weeks or so. ie i had loadshedding 6-10 on thurs last week, therefore loadshedding 6-10 every thurs for the next few weeks.
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I had a similiar understanding. According to the schedule, Sandton is supposed to be shed every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 10h00 to 14h00.

This did happen on Tuesday and Thursday last week, however no shedding today???
 
timgaul said:
I've read a .pdf and have found my area (North Riding) to be in Block 2. Great.

Now I go to the loadshedding matrix:

You have weeks 14-27; how am I suppose to know the dates of the weeks?

Fine. Look at the matrix. They are now divided into 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, etc.

W...

T...

F...

:confused:

So am I in 2A or 2B? What is the current week number for load shedding? :confused::confused:

FFS! Are these schedules meant to be understandable or not? Are they done to allow City Power to loadshed at any time amidst the confusion? :mad:
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This is the number for the various weeks:

March 31 to April 5 - Week 14
April 6 to April 12 - Week 15 (current week)
April 13 to April 19 - Week 16
April 20 to April 26 - Week 17
April 27 to May 3 - Week 18
May 4 to May 10 - Week 19
May 11 to May 17 - Week 20
May 18 to May 24 - Week 21
May 25 to May 31 - Week 22
June 1 to June 7 - Week 23
June 8 to June 14 - Week 24
June 15 to June 21 - Week 25
June 22 to June 28 - Week 26
June 29 and June 30 - Week 27

from http://www.citypower.co.za/load_shedding_stages.html

The easiest way to find out wether you are 2A or 2B is to look at this page http://www.citypower.co.za/Load Shedding Matrix2.htm and tie it up to when you were shed last week
 
catweasel said:
This is the number for the various weeks:

March 31 to April 5 - Week 14
April 6 to April 12 - Week 15 (current week)
April 13 to April 19 - Week 16
April 20 to April 26 - Week 17
April 27 to May 3 - Week 18
May 4 to May 10 - Week 19
May 11 to May 17 - Week 20
May 18 to May 24 - Week 21
May 25 to May 31 - Week 22
June 1 to June 7 - Week 23
June 8 to June 14 - Week 24
June 15 to June 21 - Week 25
June 22 to June 28 - Week 26
June 29 and June 30 - Week 27

from http://www.citypower.co.za/load_shedding_stages.html

The easiest way to find out wether you are 2A or 2B is to look at this page http://www.citypower.co.za/Load Shedding Matrix2.htm and tie it up to when you were shed last week
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Yeah, thanks. Now that I have those dates I can work out which block I'm in. I was looking at joburg.org.za - they have no information about the weeks or blocks A and B.
 
Here is a monstrous idea. No one steal it.

Let me type in my damned JHB Account number (the one for rates and taxes) and then get a print out of the times. Would that be so bleeding difficult?

Presumably.
 
Moederloos said:
Here is a monstrous idea. No one steal it.

Let me type in my damned JHB Account number (the one for rates and taxes) and then get a print out of the times. Would that be so bleeding difficult?

Presumably.
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My power is managed through a 3rd party company, so I have no account number eventhough I am using City Power! So not for everyone :p But I doubt the brains trust at Joburg City would ever come near that idea. Good idea none the less.

But now that I have figured out the damn schedule at least City Power is sticking to their schedule. Unlike some electricity utility I know of :o
 
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