Eskom has published an outlook of the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 23 October 2023.
UPDATE: On Thursday, 26 October 2023, Eskom made changes to the loadshedding schedule. See the updates below.
Here’s the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 23 October 2023
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On Sunday, 22 October 2023, Eskom extended the temporary suspension of loadshedding to Tuesday, 24 October 2023, at 16:00, owing to “improved generation fleet performance and emergency reserves [being] fully recovered.”
The power utility confirmed that Stage 1 loadshedding will return on Tuesday evening, and from Wednesday, 25 October 2023, a patterned schedule comprising of no outages during the day (05:00 – 16:00) and Stage 1 between 16:00 until 05:00 the next morning will be implemented until further notice.
“Eskom will communicate should any significant changes occur,” the national electricity provider noted.
Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured on Saturday, 21 October 2023.
As of Sunday, 22 October 2023, breakdowns amounted to:
- 13 559MW – up 401MW from Sunday, 15 October 2023
- 4 765MW – down 1 286MW from Sunday, 15 October 2023
Here is the official loadshedding schedule:
| Date | Morning Peak (05:00 – 16:00) | Evening Peak (16:00 – 05:00) |
| Monday 23 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| Tuesday 24 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| Wednesday 25 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| Thursday 26 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| Friday 27 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| Saturday 28 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| Sunday 29 Oct 2023 | Suspended* | TBC |
Readers from these metros can check the latest loadshedding schedule below: