Loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 11 December 2023

Eskom has published an outlook of the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 11 December 2023.

UPDATE: On Wednesday, 13 December 2023, Eskom made changes to the loadshedding schedule. See the updates below.

Here’s the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 11 December 2023

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On Sunday, Eskom extended the suspension of outages to Monday at 05:00, citing “improved generation capacity availability and adequate emergency reserves” as a reason.

The loadshedding schedule will resume on Monday with a pattern of Stage 3 and Stage 4 implemented interchangeably between 05:00 and 16:00, and from then until 05:00 the next day.

Eskom indicated this patterned schedule is likely to remain in place until Thursday, 14 December 2023.

“Eskom will communicate should any significant changes occur,” the power utility confirmed.

Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured on Wednesday, 6 December 2023.

Evening Peak 06/12/2023 (19:12)

Eskom Availability: 25 747 MW.
Total Demand: 27 994 MW
Loadshedding: 3 798 MW
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-Number of OCGT's Utilised: 5
-Renewable Gen: 2 716 MW
-RES: Wind 2034 MW,
CSP 300 MW, PV 382 MW
-IPP Availability…
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 6, 2023

As of Sunday, 10 December 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

12 648MW – up 236MW from Sunday, 3 December 2023
7 319MW – up 505MW from Sunday, 3 December 2023

Here is the official loadshedding schedule:

Date	00:00 – 05:00	05:00 – 07:00	07:00 – 12:00	12:00 – 16:00	16:00 – 00:00
Monday 11 Dec 2023	Suspended	Suspended	Suspended	Stage 3	Stage 3
Tuesday 12 Dec 2023	Stage 3	Stage 3	Stage 2	Suspended	Stage 2
Wednesday 13 Dec 2023	Suspended	Suspended	Suspended	Suspended	Stage 2*
Thursday 14 Dec 2023	Stage 2	Suspended	Suspended	Suspended	Suspended*
Friday 15 Dec 2023	Suspended*	Suspended*	Suspended*	Suspended*	Suspended*
Saturday 16 Dec 2023	Suspended*	Suspended*	Suspended*	Suspended*	Suspended*
Sunday 17 Dec 2023	Suspended*	Suspended*	Suspended*	Suspended*	Suspended*

*Loadshedding schedule subject to change at short notice. Updated stages are highlighted in bold.

Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: