Load-shedding to be suspended on New Year's Eve

The power utility said higher levels of planned maintenance outages, aimed at winter preparation and meeting regulatory and environmental licensing requirements, are still under way. The power utility said higher levels of planned maintenance outages, aimed at winter preparation and meeting regulatory and environmental licensing requirements, are still under way. Picture: 123RF/Jakub Gojda

There will be no load-shedding as South Africa moves into the new year.

Eskom said on Friday load-shedding will be suspended from 4pm on Saturday until 5am on Monday.

Stage 4 load-shedding will be implemented from 4pm on Friday until 5am on Saturday. “Thereafter, stage 2 will be implemented from 5am until 4pm on December 31.”

“Load-shedding will then be suspended until 5am on Monday, whereafter stage 2 will be implemented until further notice.”

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