Eskom has published an outlook of the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 16 October 2023.
UPDATE: On Thursday, 19 October 2023, Eskom made adjustments to this week’s loadshedding schedule. See the changes below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 16 October 2023
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On Sunday, 15 October 2023, Eskom, for the second week running, extended the temporary suspension of daytime loadshedding, “owing to stable generation capacity.”
The power utility confirmed that between 05:00 and 6:00 on Monday, 16 October 2023, loadshedding will be suspended, followed by Stage 2 outages from 16:00 until 05:00 the next morning.
“This pattern will be repeated daily until further notice.,” the national electricity provider noted.
Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured on Thursday, 12 October 2023.
As of Sunday, 15 October 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 13 158MW – up 175MW from Friday, 13 October 2023
- 6 051MW – up 663MW from Friday, 13 October 2023
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
| Date | Morning Peak (05:00 – 16:00) | Evening Peak (16:00 – 05:00) |
| Monday 16 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Stage 2* |
| Tuesday 17 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Stage 2* |
| Wednesday 18 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Stage 1* |
| Thursday 19 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | (16:00 – 22:00) Stage 2* (22:00 – 05:00) Suspended* |
| Friday 20 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| Saturday 21 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| Sunday 22 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: