Eskom has published an outlook of the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 18 December 2023.
UPDATE: On Friday, 22 December 2023, Eskom extended the suspension of loadshedding by a week. Read the utility’s statement below.
“Due to consistent improvement in available generation capacity and the lower demand, as well as sufficient emergency reserves, loadshedding will remain suspended until next week Friday at 16:00.”
Here’s the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 18 December 2023
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On Sunday, Eskom extended the suspension of outages to Friday, 22 December 2023 at 16:00, citing “consistent improvement in available generating capacity.”
Therefore, as it stands, the loadshedding schedule will be halted on Monday, until further notice.
“Eskom will communicate should any significant changes occur,” the power utility confirmed.
Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured on Friday, 15 December 2023.
As of Sunday, 17 December 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 12 648MW – down 490MW from Sunday, 10 December 2023
- 8 728MW – up 1 409MW from Sunday, 10 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 18 Dec 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* |
Tuesday 19 Dec 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended | Suspended* |
Wednesday 20 Dec 2023 | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended* |
Thursday 21 Dec 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended* |
Friday 22 Dec 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* |
Saturday 23 Dec 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* |
Sunday 24 Dec 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* | Suspended* |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: