Power cuts on Wednesday night: These TWENTY districts face blackouts

Get those generators fired up, and dig your candles out: The Eskom load reduction schedules have been released for Wednesday night, impacting 20 major districts across seven provinces. All power cuts start from 17:00 this evening, with some regions losing their full supply right up until the end of peak demand hours at 22:00.

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Eskom has issued a statement on the latest rounds of load reduction, insisting that these outages are necessary to protect the integrity of the power grid. ‘Load reduction’ is different from ‘load shedding’, because it only targets specific areas:

“Overloading of the network can damage electricity infrastructure by causing explosions of transformers and substations. It poses a danger to people and properties in the affected communities. Eskom is currently battling to keep up with increased equipment failures.”

“To avoid further damage, Eskom will implement load reduction schedules during peak evening hours on 31 March 2021. Customers are urged to switch Orr all their electrical appliances to avoid damage from power surges, once electricity supply is restored.”

ESKOM LOAD REDUCTION SCHEDULE 1 FOR WEDNESDAY 31 MARCH:

Limpopo – from 17:00 to 21:00

• Ga Kgapane
• Lenyenye
• Mamitwa

Mpumalanga and North West – From 17:00 – 22:00

• Ehlanzeni District
• Rustenburg Sector

For Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West, You can check every sub-district in line for power cuts this evening here

Eskom Load Reduction Notice

Date: 31 March 2021#EskomLimpopo #EskomMpumalanga #EskomNorthWest

Please see below the provincial statements for details and areas that will be affected today during the hours of 17:00 until 21:00. pic.twitter.com/RDH1rYBWRw

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 31, 2021

ESKOM LOAD REDUCTION SCHEDULE 2 FOR WEDNESDAY 31 MARCH:

KwaZulu-Natal – FROM 18:00 – 20:30

• – Ezakheni
• – eThekwini
• – Mtubatuba and Ntambanana
• – Msunduzi
• – Ingwe
• – Jozini
• – KwaDukuza
• – Maphumulo and Umvoti
• – Nongoma
• – Okhahlamba
• – uMhlathuze

Gauteng – FROM 17:00 – 22:00

• – Katlehong
• – Vosloorus

Eastern Cape and Free State – FROM 17:00 – 21:00

• – Mnquma Local Municipality
• – Thabong Sections

For KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Eastern Cape and Free State, You can check every sub-district in line for power cuts this evening here

Eskom Load Reduction Notice

Date: 31 March 2021#EskomEasternCape #EskomFreeState #EskomGauteng #EskomKZN

Please see below the provincial statements for details and areas that will be affected today during the hours of 17:00 until 21:00. pic.twitter.com/6I8HlQCL2n

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 31, 2021