On the week of Monday, 21 August 2023, Eskom expects to keep the loadshedding schedule rotating between a pattern of Stage 1 and Stage 3.
UPDATE 2: On Sunday, 27 August 2023, Eskom suspended loadshedding from 02:10 until 16:00 due “to lower weekend demand and adequate emergency generation reserves.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
UPDATE: On Monday, 21 August 2023, Eskom confirmed loadshedding will be suspended between 11:30 and 16:00 “due to an improved generation system, as well as full recovery in emergency generation reserves.” Thereafter, rotational outages will return to a pattern of Stage 1 and Stage 3 until further notice. See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 21 August 2023
On Monday, 21 August 2023, Eskom confirmed loadshedding will be suspended between 11:30 and 16:00 due to a significant recovery in generation capacity.
Thereafter, rotational outages are expected to follow a pattern of Stage 1 loadshedding between 05:00 and 16:00, and Stage 3 in the evenings, from Tuesday, 22 August 2023, until further notice.
“The delay in returning to service a generating unit at Kendal, Matimba and 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 19:19 on Friday, 25 August 2023.
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As of Monday, 14 August 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 16 054MW – down 493MW from Saturday, 12 August 2023
- 3 921MW – down 586MW from Saturday, 12 August 2023
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
| Date | Morning Peak (00:00 – 16:00) | Evening Peak (16:00 – 00:00) |
| Monday 21 August 2023 | No loadshedding | Stage 3 |
| Tuesday 22 August 2023 | Stage 1 | Stage 3 |
| Wednesday 23 August 2023 | Stage 1 | Stage 3 |
| Thursday 24 August 2023 | Stage 1 | Stage 3 |
| Friday 25 August 2023 | Stage 1 | Stage 3 |
| Saturday 26 August 2023 | No loadshedding | Stage 3 |
| Sunday 27 August 2023 | No loadshedding | Stage 3* |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below:
