On the week of Monday, 17 July 2023, Eskom expects to keep the loadshedding schedule rotating between a pattern of Stage 2 and Stage 4.
UPDATE 2: On Friday, 21 July 2023, Eskom escalated loadshedding to Stage 5 from 16:00 until midnight “due to higher than anticipated demand.” See the updated schedule below.
UPDATE 1: On Wednesday, 19 July 2023, Eskom escalated loadshedding to Stage 4 due to “the breakdowns of eight generating units since Tuesday evening.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
UPDATE: On Monday, 17 July 2023, Eskom confirmed rotational blackouts will be reduced to a pattern of Stage 1-3 from Tuesday morning. See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 17 July 202
On Sunday, 16 July 2023, Eskom issued an update on the state of the power system, confirming the new week will follow a pattern of reduced outages, following a weekend of harsh Stage 6 blackouts.
Therefore, barring no unforeseen breakdowns, households should brace Stage 2 interruptions on Monday until 16:00 and Stage 4 in the evenings until further notice.
“As previously communicated, Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 on Monday. Thereafter, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 until 16:00, followed by Stage 4 loadshedding until 05:00 on Tuesday. This pattern will be repeated daily until further notice. Eskom will publish another update should any significant changes occur.,” the power utility tweeted.
Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured at 18:12 on Friday, 14 July 2023.
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As of Monday, 17 July 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 16 313MW – down 566MW from Tuesday, 11 July 2023
- 1 946MW – down 1 532MW from Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
| Date | Morning Peak (00:00 – 16:00) | Evening Peak (16:00 – 00:00) |
| Monday 17 July 2023 | Stage 2* | Stage 4* |
| Tuesday 18 July 2023 | Stage 1* | Stage 3* |
| Wednesday 19 July 2023 | Stage 1* | Stage 4* |
| Thursday 20 July 2023 | Stage 3* | Stage 4* |
| Friday 21 July 2023 | Stage 2* | Stage 5* |
| Saturday 22 July 2023 | Stage 4* | Stage 4* |
| Sunday 23 July 2023 | Stage 4* | Stage 4* |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: