City Power said the new schedule eliminates the four-hours straight load shedding until stage 8, and allows the lights to be on longer
The new schedule eliminates the four-hours straight load shedding until Stage 8, keeping the lights on for longer.handed over operations to City Power, effective from 6 November 2023 in a move that would see residents only subjected to two-hour blackouts at a time – even on stage 5 under the new schedule.schedule on Monday, which will go a long way in lessening the impact of the blackouts on customers and residents of Joburg.
“Our teams have been working hard since Monday to resolve the glitch, and have found that there is no crisis, and unfortunately this phenomenon will occur in all the 16 blocks in the coming weeks until permanent solution is found,” Mangena added.Mangena said each block will experience this “phenomenon” at least four times in a month.
“In other instances, it may happen for two consecutive days, which was the case with the two Blocks 11 and 12 on Monday and Tuesday – though Block 11 was not affected today. It’s worth noting that this is only happening at stage 2, and it may change during higher stages as the demands are also higher.”
“While this will be a temporary inconvenience, the positive is that the residents will have more days of electricity in a month, with some weeks going for up to three straight days without load shedding,” Mangena said. Mangena said City Power’s team is working on “technical solutions” to address this to ensure there is little or no impact on customers in a long run.
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