On the week of Monday, 3 July 2023, Eskom expects to keep the loadshedding schedule rotating between a pattern of no outages and Stage 3.
UPDATE 3: On Saturday, 8 July 2023, Eskom suspended loadshedding until 16:00, citing “recovery in the generation capacity.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
UPDATE 2: On Thursday, 6 July 2023, Eskom announced this weekend’s loadshedding schedule. See the updates below.
UPDATE: On Tuesday, 4 July 2023, Eskom announced changes to the loadshedding schedule. See the updated schedule below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 3 July 2023
On Sunday, Eskom issued an update on the state of the power system, confirming the new week will follow a pattern of no loadshedding from midnight until 16:00 and Stage 3 in the evenings “until further notice.”
Therefore, barring no unforeseen breakdowns, households should enjoy no power interruptions on Monday until 16:00 and every weekday thereafter.
“Due to consistent available generation capacity, loadshedding will continue to be suspended from midnight until 16:00 and Stage 3 loadshedding will remain in force from 16:00 until midnight. This pattern will be repeated daily until further notice. Eskom will publish another update should any significant changes occur,” the power utility tweeted.
The power utility assured South Africans that “the team is working tirelessly to ensure that generating units are returned to service as soon as possible.”
Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured at 18:14 on Friday, 30 June 2023.
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As of Friday, 30 June 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 14 374MW – down 301MW from Sunday, 25 June 2023
- 5 003MW – up 1 980MW from Sunday, 25 June 2023
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
| Date | Morning Peak (00:00 – 16:00) | Evening Peak (16:00 – 00:00) |
| Monday 3 July 2023 | No loadshedding | Stage 3 |
| Tuesday 4 July 2023 | No loadshedding | Stage 3 |
| Wednesday 5 July 2023 | 00:00 – 05:00: No loadshedding 05:00 – 16:00: Stage 1 | Stage 3 |
| Thursday 6 July 2023 | 00:00 – 05:00: No loadshedding 05:00 – 16:00: Stage 1 | Stage 3 |
| Friday 7 July 2023 | 00:00 – 05:00: No loadshedding 05:00 – 16:00: Stage 1* | Stage 3* |
| Saturday 8 July 2023 | No loadshedding | Stage 3* |
| Sunday 9 July 2023 | No loadshedding* | Stage 3* |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: