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Load shedding pushed to stage 6 – here's the new schedule (BusinessTech)

Rampant rolling blackouts have pushed the ANC to finally consider declaring a national disaster over the energy crisis. Ramaphosa, in an ANC strategy meeting ...

“In addition, a generating unit at Matla and Amot had been returned to service. Smartphone users can also download the app EskomSePush to receive push notifications when load shedding is implemented, as well as the times the area you are in will be off. The need to push load shedding up from stage 4 resulted from six generating units suffering breakdowns in the last 24 hours, said Eskom. “Thereafter, stage 6 load shedding will be implemented until 05:00 tomorrow (1 February) morning,” said the power utility. “Stage 5 load shedding will then be implemented continuously from 05:00 on Wednesday until further notice,” added Eskom. Eskom has announced stage 5 load shedding will be implemented from 12:00 this afternoon (31 January) until 21:00 tonight.

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Power alert: SA plunged into Stage 5 load shedding until further notice (Eyewitness News)

Load shedding would intensify at 21h00 when Stage 6 power cuts would kick in. In the short statement from Eskom, the utility said Stage 5 power cuts would ...

Load shedding would intensify at 21h00 when Stage 6 power cuts would kick in. "In addition, a generating unit each at Matla and Arnot had been returned to service. In the short statement from Eskom, the utility said Stage 5 power cuts would be brought back at 5AM on Wednesday and would continue "until further notice".

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Eskom announces stage 6 load-shedding — here is the timetable (MyBroadband)

Eskom attributed the need for high stages of load-shedding to several generating units breaking down.

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Stage-6 load shedding to make an unwelcome return - TechCentral (TechCentral)

The state-owned utility said it will impose stage-6 load shedding on Tuesday evening as it fights breakdowns at its underperforming coal-fired power ...

It will then stay at stage 5 until 5am on Friday, after which it anticipates gearing the blackouts down to stage 4. The reason for the deteriorating situation is clear: Eskom has 18.1GW of unplanned breakdowns. The crisis at Eskom continues to spiral, with no obvious end in sight.

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Brace for a week of darkness: Eskom hits us with stage 5 and 6 load ... (Independent Online)

There will be no reprieve from load shedding this week. In fact, South Africans should prepare themselves for high stages of load shedding, starting this ...

[Eskom](https://www.iol.co.za/tags/eskom) has announced that Stage 5 load shedding will be implemented from noon today until 9pm tonight when Stage 6 load shedding kicks in. There is a delay in returning a generating unit each at Duvha, Kendal, Grootvlei, and Kriel power stations,” Eskom said. “There is clear direction from the lekgotla that we must resolve the immediate task of load shedding within a much shorter time frame than what has been projected, and have set out the actions to achieve that. [national State of Disaster ](https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/president-ramaphosa-hints-at-plans-of-national-state-of-disaster-to-address-energy-crisis-9e6104f3-70db-476d-8ea6-5135b3bee9ca)at the struggling power utility in a bid to end the energy crisis. The governing ANC, which is facing growing anger from the public in the face of the energy crisis, has indicated to that it would move Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration to declare a “Duvha and Hendrina have not yet returned to service.

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Eskom escalates load shedding to stage 5 & 6 'until further notice' (East Coast Radio)

Embattled power utility Eskom has announced a ramping up of rolling blackouts to stage 5 “until further notice”.

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Eskom says it will implement stage six load-shedding on Tuesday ... (Mail and Guardian)

The utility said in the past 24 hours, six generating units had broken down.

Thereafter stage six load-shedding will be implemented until 5am tomorrow morning. “Stage five load-shedding will be implemented from 12pm this afternoon until 9pm tonight. Stage five will then be implemented continuously from 5am on Wednesday until further notice,” the utility said in a statement on its Twitter account.

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Stage 5 and 6 load shedding is back – find the schedule here (Citizen)

Eskom said in the last 24 hours, six generating units have suffered breakdowns which contributed to the higher stages of load shedding.

“In the last 24 hours, six generating units have suffered breakdowns, of which a unit each at Duvha and Hendrina have not yet returned to service. Stage 5 load shedding will then be implemented continuously from 5am on Wednesday until further notice.” “It was observed that it would be necessary to have a national state of disaster, because that would enable us to have the instruments that would be necessary to fully address the challenge that our nation faces.” [ANC NEC lekgotla](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/anc/) on Monday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa said imposing a national state of disaster, similar to the conditions imposed on South Africans during the Covid-19, would form part of discussions during Wednesday’s Cabinet Lekgotla. [‘Declaring Eskom crisis a national state of disaster will reduce load shedding’ – DA](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/declaring-eskom-disaster-reduce-load-shedding/) Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliances (DA) shadow minister for energy Kevin Mileham told The Citizen, declaring the Eskom crisis a national state of disaster would open up funding for the failing utility to reduce load shedding by up to two stages in the short-term.

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Eskom increases nationwide load shedding schedule in South ... (Crisis24)

South Africa's energy provider Eskom announced Jan. 31 an increase and amendment to the load shedding schedule in the coming days. The utility has cited the ...

05:00 Feb. 3-23:59 Feb. 1-05:00 Feb. Ensure that generators are functional and refuel devices where necessary. Charge mobile and communication devices when possible and ensure backup batteries are available. The schedule currently runs as follows:

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