On the week of Monday, 10 July 2023, Eskom expects to keep the loadshedding schedule rotating between a pattern of no outages and Stage 3.
UPDATE 3: On Wednesday, 12 July 2023, Eskom escalated patterned loadshedding to Stage 4 during the daytime, and Stage 6 in the evenings, “due to the loss of additional generating units overnight, the extensive use of Open Gas Cycle Turbines and the inability to replenish pumped storage dam levels.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
UPDATE 2: On Tuesday, 11 July 2023, Eskom confirmed updates to this week’s loadshedding schedule. See the updates below.
UPDATE: On Monday, 10 July 2023, Eskom introduced heightened blackouts, with Stage 2 returning in the daytime, and Stage 4 implemented from 14:00 and into the evening, from Tuesday, 11 July 2023. See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 10 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 today 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 18:19 on Thursday, 6 July 2023.
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As of Tuesday, 11 July 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 16 313MW – up 1 213MW from Thursday, 6 July 2023
- 3 478MW – down 1 525MW from Thursday, 6 July 2023
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
Date | Morning Peak (00:00 – 16:00) | Evening Peak (16:00 – 00:00) |
Monday 10 July 2023 | No loadshedding | Stage 4 |
Morning Peak (05:00 – 14:00) | Evening Peak (14:00 – 05:00) | |
Tuesday 11 July 2023 | Stage 2* | Stage 4* |
Wednesday 12 July 2023 | Stage 4* | Stage 6* |
Thursday 13 July 2023 | Stage 4* | Stage 6* |
Friday 14 July 2023 | Stage 4* | Stage 6* |
Saturday 15 July 2023 | TBC | TBC |
Sunday 16 July 2023 | TBC | TBC |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: