Loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 28 August 2023

On the week of Monday, 28 August 2023, Eskom expects to keep the loadshedding schedule rotating between a pattern of Stage 1 and Stage 3.

UPDATE 6: On Sunday, 3 September 2023, Eskom upgraded loadshedding to Stage 5 until 05:00 on Monday. See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

UPDATE 5: On Saturday, 2 September 2023, Eskom confirmed loadshedding will remain at Stage 4 until 16:00 on Sunday, 3 September 2023 due to “the loss of an additional 4 generating units today and the requirement to replenish emergency reserves.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

UPDATE 4: On Thursday, 31 August 2023, Eskom laid out the patterned loadshedding schedule for the rest of the week, noting that outrages would remain sustained at Stage 4 until Sunday, 3 September 2023. See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

UPDATE 3: On Thursday, 31 August 2023 Eskom announced Stage 4 loadshedding would remain in place until 16:oo “due to the loss of three generation units last night, and the need to replenish the emergency generation reserves.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

UPDATE 2: On Tuesday, 29 August 2023, Eskom upgraded the loadshedding schedule to a pattern of Stage 2 and Stage 4 “due to the loss of additional generation units over the past 24 hours.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

UPDATE: On Tuesday, 29 August 2023, Eskom upgraded daytime loadshedding to Stage 2 until 16:00 “due to the loss of three generation units last night.”

Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 28 August 2023

On Thursday, 31 August 2023, Eskom published a statement confirming that for the rest of the week, loadshedding would persist at Stage 4.

Thereafter, rotational outages are expected to drop to Stage 2 from 05:00 on Sunday, 3 September 2023.

“This is necessary due to the need to recover emergency generation reserves, and the generation maintenance to be implemented in preparation for the coming week,” Eskom explained.

Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured at 18:24 on Tuesday, 29 August 2023.

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As of Thursday, 31 August 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

• 14 953MW – down 1 201MW from Tuesday, 29 August 2023
• 5 917MW – down 56MW from Tuesday, 29 August 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