From 10am to 10pm today, South Africans can expect stage one loadshedding to be implemented, Eskom has said.
The announcement comes after the national power utility tweeted a warning earlier this morning that the possibility of loadshedding was high due to the power grid being constrained.
The possibility of load shedding is high today. The power system remains constrained and vulnerable, please switch off what you can
— Eskom Media Desk (@Eskom_MediaDesk) February 4, 2015
Eskom will implement load shedding in stage 1 from 10am until 10pm today
— Eskom Media Desk (@Eskom_MediaDesk) February 4, 2015
The same announcement was made yesterday morning, but loadshedding was avoided as demand decreased significantly after the message was sent out, according to Eskom.
Eskom will not load shed at 10am today as the electricity demand has decreased significantly since the early warning notification was made — Eskom Media Desk (@Eskom_MediaDesk) February 3, 2015
However, the schedule was then shifted to later on in the day between 5pm and 10pm.
Remember to check the Eskom loadshedding schedule to see if and when you can expect loadshedding in your area.
