City of Cape Town confirms load shedding schedule for Sunday, 2 October
Electricity customers of the City of Cape Town will be no better off than Eskom recipients in terms of load shedding on Sunday.
Power utility Eskom announced on Thursday that Stage 3 load shedding will be in place throughout Sunday and until 05:00 on Monday.
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Eskom confirmed it will publish a further update on Sunday afternoon – or as soon as there are any significant changes.
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“Diesel deliveries have started at PetroSA’s facility in Mossel Bay, with the vessel having berthed this morning. Transferring the fuel to the Gourikwa and Akerlig Open Cycle Gas Turbine stations will take place throughout the weekend to replenish by Monday.
“Eskom will also use the weekend to replenish the dam levels at the pumped storage schemes, which have been utilised extensively to complement generation capacity,” it said.
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The grid currently has 5 206MW on planned maintenance, while another 15 862MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.
Meanwhile, those who receive their electricity from the City of Cape Town will be no better off on Sunday after it confirmed its plan.
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City of Cape Town customers will also be on Stage 3 throughout Sunday and until 05:00 on Monday.
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Sunday, 2 October
Stage 3: 05:00 – 00:00
Monday, 3 October
Stage 3: 00:00 – 05:00
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