On the week of Monday, 14 August 2023, Eskom expects to keep the loadshedding schedule rotating between a pattern of Stage 1 and Stage 3.
UPDATE: On Monday, 14 August 2023, Eskom confirmed this week’s pattern will follow Stage 1 during the day and Stage 3 in the evenings “until further notice.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 14 August 2023
On Monday, 14 August 2023, Eskom issued an update on the state of the power system, confirming that patterned outages are expected to drop considerably.
Therefore, barring no unforeseen breakdowns, households should brace Stage 1 loadshedding between 05:00 and 16:00 on Monday, 14 August 2023, and Stage 3 in the evenings 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 18:20 on Friday, 11 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 14 August 2023 | Stage 1 | Stage 3 |
| Tuesday 15 August 2023 | Stage 1* | Stage 3* |
| Wednesday 16 August 2023 | Stage 1* | Stage 3* |
| Thursday 17 August 2023 | Stage 1* | Stage 3* |
| Friday 18 August 2023 | Stage 1* | Stage 3* |
| Saturday 19 August 2023 | TBC | TBC |
| Sunday 20 August 2023 | TBC | TBC |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: