On the week of Monday, 29 May 2023, Eskom will introduce a loadshedding schedule with a pattern of Stages 4 and 5.
UPDATE: On Sunday, 4 June 2023, Eskom confirmed Stage 2 loadshedding will be in place from 16:00 until 05:00 the next day. See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 29 May 2023
The embattled power utility explained in a statement that from Monday, 29 May 2023, Stage 4 loadshedding will be in effect during daytime peak periods (05:00 – 16:00), while in the evenings (16:00 – 05:00), rotational outages will be hiked to Stage 5.
Capacity constraints continue to plague the national electricity supplier who, on Sunday, reported unplanned breakdowns amounted to more than 18 144MW, about 3 144MW above the 15 00MW target set by Eskom in its winter plan.
“In the last 24 hours, a generation unit each at Matla and Tutuka power stations were taken out of service due to breakdowns. Furthermore, the delay in returning to service a unit at Arnot, Hendrina, Kendal, Kriel, Lethabo, Matimba, Tutuka and two generating units at Camden power stations continue to add to the current capacity constraints,” Eskom explained.
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, as reported on the evening of Friday, 2 June 2023.
- Eskom availability: 27 647MW
- Loadshedding: 3 967MW
- Total demand: 30 030MW
- Number of OCGTs and GTs utilised: 0
- Renewable gen: 1 882MW
- IPP availability (Dispatchable): 1 014MW
- RES – Wind: 1 638MW
- CSP: 137MW
As of Monday, 29 May 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 17 863MW – down 314MW from Monday, 29 May 2023
- 2 437MW – down 990MW from Monday, 29 May 2023
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
| Date | Morning Peak (05:00 – 16:00) | Evening Peak (16:00 – 05:00) |
| Monday 29 May 2023 | Stage 4 | Stage 6 |
| Tuesday 30 May 2023 | Stage 4 | Stage 6 |
| Wednesday 31 May 2023 | Stage 4 | Stage 6 |
| Thursday 01 June 2023 | Stage 4 | Stage 6 |
| Friday 02 June 2023 | Stage 4 | Stage 4 |
| Saturday 03 June 2023 | No loadshedding | Stage 4 |
| Sunday 04 June 2023 | No loadshedding* | Stage 2 |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: