Cape Town — Eskom announced that they will implement stage 5 load shedding due to a higher demand of electricity, meaning residents will have to deal with higher stages as the cold weather approaches.
Eskom initially announced they would be moving to stage 4 on Friday morning after the electricity demand exceeded 4 000MW. Their latest statement revealed it will be moving to stage 5 for the remainder of Friday, before moving back to stage 4 for Saturday, and stage 2 on Sunday
“Due to higher than anticipated demand, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until midnight. Thereafter, Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented until 05:00 on Sunday.”
Due to higher than anticipated demand, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00
today until midnight. Thereafter, Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented until 05:00 on
Sunday pic.twitter.com/TqudIA1mFa— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) July 21, 2023
In a separate statement issued on Friday, Eskom said residents in parts of the Western Cape will be affected by electricity outages due to illegal connections and high electricity consumption because of the cold weather.
“Residents in Blackheath, Bluedowns, Delft, Silversands, and the Khayelitsha suburbs of Bongweni, Kwezi, Thembani Site C were advised to switch off high consumption appliances during load shedding.”
#EskomWesternCape #MediaStatement
Illegal connections and high electricity consumption due to cold weather poses risk of prolonged outages pic.twitter.com/2yGDdrJMIv
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) July 21, 2023
Higher stages of load shedding will affect many around the country as experts expect a cold front to sweep through the country this weeked.
According to The South African Weather Services (SAWS), cold weather accompanied by overcast, rainy conditions, can be expected to set in over parts of the Northern Cape, North West, Gauteng, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Mpumalanga.
“This weather will persist during Friday, when heavier falls can be expected over the western and central parts of the above-mentioned provinces. Persistent rainfall is therefore likely to lead to localised flooding and minor disruptions of road traffic.”
“By Saturday, much of the rainfall will be in the process of shifting to the eastern and northeastern provinces. The majority of the inclement weather is expected to clear by Sunday.”
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
