On the week of Monday, 24 July 2023, Eskom expects to keep the loadshedding schedule rotating between a pattern of Stage 3 and Stage 4.
UPDATE: On Monday, Eskom confirmed loadshedding would increase to Stage 5 from 14:00 until 05:00 on Tuesday, 25 July 2023 “due to further delays in returning generating units to service, as well as the further failure of 5 generating units.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 24 July 202
On Sunday, 23 July 2023, Eskom issued an update on the state of the power system, confirming the new week will follow a pattern of reduced outages, following a weekend of ongoing Stage 4 blackouts.
Therefore, barring no unforeseen breakdowns, households should brace Stage 3 interruptions on Monday until 16:00 and Stage 4 in the evenings until further notice.
“Over the past 24 hours, a generating unit at Camden and Matla power stations were returned to service. In the same period, a generating unit each at Duvha, Grootvlei, Kriel and Matla power stations was taken offline for repairs,” the power utility noted.
Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured at 18:22 on Saturday, 22 July 2023.
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As of Sunday, 23 July 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 16 943MW – up 630MW from Monday, 17 July 2023
- 3 761MW – up 1 815MW from Monday, 17 July 2023
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
| Date | Morning Peak (00:00 – 16:00) | Evening Peak (16:00 – 00:00) |
| Monday 17 July 2023 | Stage 5 | Stage 5 |
| Tuesday 18 July 2023 | Stage 4 | Stage 4 |
| Wednesday 19 July 2023 | Stage 4 | Stage 4 |
| Thursday 20 July 2023 | Stage 4 | Stage 4 |
| Friday 21 July 2023 | Stage 4* | Stage 4* |
| Saturday 22 July 2023 | TBC | TBC |
| Sunday 23 July 2023 | TBC | TBC |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: