{"id":220824,"date":"2019-10-16T09:03:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T07:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=220824"},"modified":"2019-10-16T12:15:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T10:15:26","slug":"alert-stage-two-loadshedding-scheduled-take-place-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/16\/alert-stage-two-loadshedding-scheduled-take-place-today\/","title":{"rendered":"ALERT: Stage two loadshedding scheduled to take place today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom has announced that Stage Two rotational loadshedding will be\u00a0implemented from 9am today (Wednesday).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/204331\/power-woes-continue-for-germiston-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Power woes continue for Germiston residents<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<div id=\"head-video\">Loadshedding is expected to continue until 11pm tonight.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The company claims that a shortage in generating capacity has led to loadshedding, which\u00a0is conducted rotationally as a measure of last resort to protect the power system.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82131\" style=\"width: 462px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82131\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/2014-Loadshedding-Germiston-Palm-Ridge-Custom1-462x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/2014-Loadshedding-Germiston-Palm-Ridge-Custom1-462x400.jpg 462w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/2014-Loadshedding-Germiston-Palm-Ridge-Custom1-234x203.jpg 234w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/2014-Loadshedding-Germiston-Palm-Ridge-Custom1.jpg 694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Load shedding schedule for Germiston\/Palm Ridge areas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>How do the different loadshedding stages work?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stage One<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stage one is implemented when Eskom requests a loadshedding range from between 10MW to 300MW.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn this stage areas to be affected are divided into two equal load sizes to accommodate Eskom load reduction needs,\u201d Gadebe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the metro schedule has eight areas in a block to be affected , only four of the eight areas may be affected on day one and the other remaining four areas will be affected on day two.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stage Two<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When stage two is declared, the metro\u2019s schedules are implemented in full.<\/p>\n<p>If there are eight areas in a block, all eight areas will be affected.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stage Three\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When Eskom\u2019s grid in under severe pressure stage three is implemented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStage three is completely out of the metro\u2019s control and is implemented by Eskom to protect the national grid from collapsing and to avoid a blackout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/199017\/new-solution-to-overcoming-power-outages\/\" target=\"_blank\">New solution to overcoming power outages<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"twenty_seventeen_advert_slider\">\n<p style=\"text-align: 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