Komani is scheduled to be in the dark today between 5pm and 7:30pm as Eskom implements stage 2 load-shedding.
This morning the power utility published a statement warning that rolling blackouts would be implemented which were likely to run into the weekend.
According to the statement, plant breakdowns have caused low levels of reliability which can result in escalation to level three for the “evening peak”.
The weekend schedule for Komani and outlying areas is as follows:
Friday
Stage 1 – 1am-3:30am
Stage 2 – 1am-3:30am
Stage 3 – 1am-3:30am 5pm-7:30pm
Stage 4 – 1am-3:30am 9am-11:30am 5pm-7:30pm
Saturday
Stage 1 – 9am-11:30am
Stage 2 – 1am-3:30am 9am-11:30am
Stage 3 – 1am-3:30am 9am-11:30am
Stage 4 – 1am-3:30am 9am-11:30am 5pm-7:30pm