Eskom has confirmed the suspension of power cuts from 5am on 25 December until 5am on 26 December.
Thereafter, stage 2 will be implemented until 4pm on 27 December. Following this, stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented.
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“The suspension of load shedding on Christmas day is only possible due to the lower demand for electricity,” said Eskom.
The utility has requested that all electricity users use the least amount of energy possible during this time as the generation fleet continues to be unreliable and exposed.
According to Eskom, a higher stage of loadshedding might need to be quickly implemented if there are multiple generator failures.
1/3 Loadshedding will be suspended at 05:00 on 25 December until 05:00 on 26 December. Thereafter, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented until 16:00 on 27 December, whereafter Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented.
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 24, 2022
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