The loadshedding schedule will be sustained at Stage 4 at the start of the week of Monday, 30 January 2023, Eskom confirmed in a statement.
UPDATE: On Tuesday, Eskom escalated loadshedding to Stage 5 until 21:00. Thereafter, rotational power cuts will be increased to Stage 6 until 05:00 on Wednesday. If nothing else breaks down, loadshedding will be lowered to Stage 5 again from Wednesday until further notice.
See the updated loadshedding schedule below.
Loadshedding schedule for week of Monday, 30 January 2023, confirmed
Following weeks of rampant power blackouts with no hope of an end in sight, the national electricity supplier revealed, in a brief statement posted on social media on Sunday that this week’s loadshedding schedule may be kept at a minimum of Stage 4.
The national electricity supplier explained that heightened levels of loadshedding may be increased later this week after four generating units from Camden, Grootvlei, Lethabo and Majuba power stations were taken offline for repairs.
Moreover, Eskom added that the loadshedding schedule for this week may be impacted by the delayed return to service of three generating units at Duvha, Matla and Tutuka power stations.
Consequently, this week is expected to kick off with Stage 4 loadshedding implemented from 05:00 until 16:00 on Monday.
It remains unclear, at this juncture, what the schedule will look like from Tuesday.
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
Monday, 30 January 2023
- 05:00 – 00:00: Stage 4 loadshedding
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
- 12:00 – 21:00: Stage 5 loadshedding
- 21:00 – 00:00: Stage 6 loadshedding
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
- 00:00 – 05:00: Stage 6 loadshedding
- 05:00 – 00:00: Stage 5 loadshedding
Thursday, 2 February 2023
- 00:01 – 00:00: Stage 5 loadshedding
Friday, 3 February 2023
- 00:00 – 05:00: Stage 5 loadshedding
- 05:00 – 00:00: Stage 4 loadshedding
Saturday, 4 February 2023
- 00:00 – 05:00: Stage 4 loadshedding
- 05:00 – 00:00: Stage 3 loadshedding
Sunday, 5 February 2023
- 00:00 – 05:00: Stage 3 loadshedding
- 05:00 – 16:00: No loadshedding
- 16:00 – 00:00: Stage 2 loadshedding
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: