Loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 3 April 2023

Eskom kicked off this week’s loadshedding schedule at Stage 3, following a weekend of heightened blackouts.

UPDATE: On Wednesday, 5 April 2023, Eskom confirmed loadshedding will remain at Stage 4 until 05:00 on Friday, 7 April 2023. Thereafter, rotational blackouts will vary between Stages 1, 2 and 3 until Tuesday, 11 April 2023.

As of Wednesday, 5 April 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

• 16 644MW – up 1 496MW from Sunday, 2 April 2023
• 6 400MW – down 1 017MW from Sunday, 2 April 2023

See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 3 April 2023

In a statement released on Sunday, 2 April 2023, the national electricity supplier confirmed rotational outages would resume this week at Stage 3 during morning peak periods, and Stage 4 in the evenings.

This pattern, Eskom explained, “will be repeated daily until further notice.”

Eskom further revealed over the past 24 hours, four generation units were returned to service to offer much-needed megawatts to the grid. However, this was not enough to avert consistent Stage 4 loadshedding in the evenings, when electricity demand is notably high due to seasonal changes.

“In the same period, a generating unit each at Duvha, Hendrina and Kriel power stations were taken offline for repairs. The delays in returning a unit to service at Duvha and Tutuka power stations have contributed to the capacity constraints,” the utility explained.

As of Sunday, 2 April 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

• 15 148MW – down 240MW from Friday, 31 March 2023
• 7 417MW – up 248MW from Friday, 31 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