Update: Stage 3 from 21:00 until 05:00 on Fri, thereafter Stage 2 until 05:00 Mon

[Jan]

Eskom reducing load-shedding to Stage 3

Eskom has announced that due to some recovery in generation capacity over the past 24 hours, load-shedding will be reduced to stage 3 from 21:00 tonight until 05:00 on Friday.

Thereafter load-shedding, will be lowered to Stage 2 until 05:00 on Monday morning.

 

[Crumbl0x]

Pity it's the exact same timeframes regardless of Stage 4 or 3 for me.

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

I suspect CoCT will now move to stage 2 from 21:00. Makes no difference to me since I will be shed at 22:00, regardless of what stage it is

 

[Lupus]

Pity it's the exact same timeframes regardless of Stage 4 or 3 for me.

Yeah would've made a difference if it was called earlier, but still 3 sessions today for me.

 

[Dan C]

Pity it's the exact same timeframes regardless of Stage 4 or 3 for me.

Exactly... no bloody difference.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

I suspect CoCT will now move to stage 2 from 21:00. Makes no difference to me since I will be shed at 22:00, regardless of what stage it is

No. CoCT has the same stage as the national picture from 10PM-6am usually.

 

[pinball wizard]

Pity it's the exact same timeframes regardless of Stage 4 or 3 for me.

Yeah.

3/4, 5/6, and 7/8 are the same. I mean the pairs.

 

[backstreetboy]

Just go straight to stage 8 and stop pussyfooting around.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Just go straight to stage 8 and stop pussyfooting around.

Ted blom's backdoor?

 

[Fred07]

Just go straight to stage 8 and stop pussyfooting around.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yay so far nearly 12 hours without power, I can almost guarantee you that my suburb will get hit shortly with its randomly assigned blocks time.

 

[chromedome]

For today coct announced:
6am-10am = stage 1
10am-10pm = stage 3
10pm onwards = stage 4

So yes you can plan, but you have to adjust to coct changing their levels all the time. So its nice they can reduce the stage but like you say, annoying to figure out when it is what stage.

The eskomsepush app does make this easier though.

Exactly, I would prefer they just stick to the schedule.

 

[saor]

I will be shed at 22:00

Pls send pics.

 

[zoozi]

Exactly, I would prefer they just stick to the schedule.

No pleasing some hey, move out of CoCT then, more reserve power for us .

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Yay so far nearly 12 hours without power, I can almost guarantee you that my suburb will get hit shortly with its randomly assigned blocks time.

Only 12? We've completed a 27 hour run yesterday. Record is just over 7 days...

 

[joshuatree]

No problems tonight, just the regular 2h-2h30 slot, and no problems during the day either. Back to business as usual for the area, thanks City of Cape Town.

 

[netstrider]

Fuxk the ANC.

Oops. Did I transgress a new law brought upon us abruptly?

 

[John Tempus]

...And from Monday Stage 4 from 05:00 until Friday.

I just assisted Eskom in handling their load shedding schedule, pay me later Eskom.

 

[Iamn0tageek]

Thank you Eskom. Your efforts do not go unnoticed.

 

[Cius]

Our power went out Wednesday at 18:00. Came on briefly at 8PM and then went off for 21 hours. Came on again for an hour and then we where load shed and once again it failed to come on again. Returned last night at 1:20AM and just went off again at about 6 so either it failed again or they changed our schedule. So unbelievably disruptive especially to those who work from home. Now to see if it comes on again after 8 indicating we have probably been moved to a new block and if it does return for how long. I have just decided to go off grid no matter the cost. I can't live like this. It seems to happens to us every time there is any kind of load shedding.