Big changes for load shedding schedules in Joburg

Power utility Eskom has handed over load shedding operations for the City of Joburg to the region’s utility, City Power, effective from 6 November 2023.

The move follows an agreement between the two power utilities whereby City Power will take over load shedding operations for most of its areas of supply which were previously loadshed by Eskom.

This means that there will be changes to the load shedding blocks in the city, which will affect the schedule in areas load shed by City Power in Johannesburg and Eskom across Gauteng.

Areas which are load shed by City Power will remain on a two-hour schedule even during stages 5 and above of load shedding.

However, due to the configuration of the network and technical complexities, City Power customers in the following areas will continue to be load shed by Eskom:

• Tshepisong;
• Lufhereng (Roodepoort);
• Hoogland;
• Maroeladal;
• Morningside;
• Riverclub;
• Dainfern;
• Bloubosrand;
• Waterford Estate;
• Riverbend;
• Kyasands;
• Bellairspark (Randburg);
• Halfway House;
• Halfway Gardens;
• Vorna Valley;
• Willowway (Midrand);
• Marlboro Transit;
• Camp (Alexandra).

“The two entities will keep exploring technical solutions that will enable City Power to take over the load shedding operations of its remaining customers,” the utility said.

“City Power has its processes, systems, and technical capacity in place to take over the added load shedding operations as part of the new schedule.”

Revised blocks and schedules will be available for the City Power and Eskom customers on 6 November 2023 on their websites.

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