Loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 27 March 2023

Eskom will start off this week’s loadshedding schedule at Stage 2, following a weekend of reprieve.

UPDATE: On Friday, 31 March 2023, Eskom confirmed loadshedding was increased to Stage 4 until further notice “due to higher than anticipated demand and failure of some generating units.”

See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

UPDATE: On Friday, 31 March 2023, Eskom confirmed loadshedding was increased to Stage 4 from 16:00 and is expected to last until 05:00 on Saturday, 1 April 2023, due to unplanned breakdowns at several power stations.

“Over the past 24 hours two generation units were returned to service at Lethabo and Medupi power stations. In the same period, a generating unit each at Hendrina, Matimba and two units at Matla power stations were taken offline for repairs. The delays in returning a unit to service at Camden, Kriel and Tutuka power stations have contributed to the capacity constraints,” Eskom said.

As of Friday, 31 March 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

• 15 388MW – up 299MW from Wednesday, 29 March 2023
• 7 169MW – up 22MW from Wednesday, 29 March 2023

See the updated loadshedding schedule below:

UPDATE: On Wednesday, 29 March 2023, Eskom confirmed the loadshedding schedule for the rest of the week. From Thursday, rotational blackouts will escalate to Stage 3, then Stage 4 on Friday, due to several unplanned breakdowns at key power stations.

As of Wednesday, 29 March 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

• 15 089MW – down 688MW from Sunday, 26 March 2023
• 7 147MW – up 957MW from Sunday, 26 March 2023

See the updated loadshedding schedule below:

UPDATE: On Sunday, 26 March 2023, Eskom added more dates to this week’s loadshedding schedule, which should remain sustained at Stage 1 during morning peak periods on Tuesday and Wednesday, 29 March 2023.

As of Sunday, 26 March 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

• 15 777MW (unplanned)  –up 1 288MW from Friday, 24 March 2023
• 6 190MW (planned maintenance) – down 68MW from Friday, 24 March 2023

See the updated loadshedding schedule below:

Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 27 March 202

In a statement released on Friday, 24 March 2023, the national electricity supplier revealed that much of the reduction of loadshedding stages can be attributed to improved capacity at several coal-fired power stations.

In particular, Eskom explained, “three generation units were returned to service at Hendrina, Majuba and Tutuka power stations.”

However, according to the state-owned utility, the power grid remains vulnerable.

“In the same period, a generating unit at Arnot, Camden, Kriel and Tutuka power stations were taken offline for repairs. The delays in returning units to service at Duvha and Medupi power stations continue,” Eskom explained.

As of Friday, 24 March 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

• 14 489MW (unplanned)  –down 1 156MW from Sunday, 19 March 2023
• 6 190MW (planned maintenance) – up 1 248MW from Sunday, 19 March 2023

Here is the official loadshedding schedule:

Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below:

• City of Johannesburg
• City of Ekurhuleni 
• City of Tshwane 
• City of Cape Town
• Nelson Mandela Bay
• eThekwini
• Manguang
• Buffalo City