Eskom has published an outlook of the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 30 October 2023.
UPDATE: On Friday, 3 November 2023, Eskom made changes to the loadshedding schedule. See the updated timetable below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 30 October 2023
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On Sunday, 29 October 2023, Eskom revealed that after nine days of suspended outage, loadshedding would return at Stage 2 at 16:00 until the same time on Monday.
The state-owned utility explained that as a means of replenishing emergency reserves ahead of inclement weather conditions in most parts of South Africa this week, a pattern of heightened loadshedding will be reintroduced .
Therefore, starting Monday at 16:00, loadshedding will be implemented at Stage 2 until 05:00 the next day, and, thereafter, outages will be ramped up to Stage 3 until 16:00.
“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 Saturday, 28 October 2023.
As of Sunday, 29 October 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 17 507MW – up 1 357MW from Sunday, 29 October 2023
- 4 783MW – down 1 167MW from Sunday, 29 October 2023
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
| Date | Morning Peak (05:00 – 16:00) | Evening Peak (16:00 – 05:00) |
| Monday 30 Oct 2023 | Stage 2* | Stage 3* |
| Tuesday 31 Oct 2023 | Stage 2* | Stage 3* |
| Wednesday 1 Nov 2023 | Stage 2* | Stage 3* |
| Thursday 2 Nov 2023 | Stage 2* | Stage 3* |
| Friday 3 Nov 2023 | Stage 2* | Stage 3* |
| Saturday 4 Nov 2023 | Stage 1* | Stage 2* |
| Sunday 5 Nov 2023 | Stage 1* | Stage 2* |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: