Loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 7 August 2023

On the week of Monday, 7 August 2023, Eskom expects to keep the loadshedding schedule rotating between a pattern of Stage 1 and Stage 4.

UPDATE 3: On Saturday, 12 August 2023, Eskom confirmed Stage 3 loadshedding will be in place until 05:00 on Sunday, 13 August 2023. See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

UPDATE 2: On Saturday, 12 August 2023, Eskom upgraded loadshedding to Stage 3until further notice “due to a shortage of generating capacity.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

UPDATE: On Tuesday, 8 August 2023, Eskom confirmed loadshedding would be reduced to Stage 3 from 16:00 and, afterwards, suspended between 05:00 and the afternoon until further notice. See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 7 August 2023

On Tuesday, 8 August 2023, Eskom issued an update on the state of the power system, confirming that for the rest of this week, patterned outages are expected to drop considerably.

Therefore, barring no unforeseen breakdowns, households should brace no interruptions between 05:00 and 16:00 from Wednesday, 9 August 2023, and Stage 3 in the evenings until further notice.

“The delay in returning to service two generating units at Kendal and a generating unit at Tutuka power stations is contributing to the current capacity constraints,” the power utility noted.

Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured at 18:24 on Saturday, 5 August 2023.

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As of Sunday, 6 August 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

• 15 420MW – up 370MW from Sunday, 6 August 2023
• 3 841MW – up 742MW from Sunday, 6 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