Loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 25 September 2023

Eskom has published an outlook of the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 25 September 2023.

UPDATE: On Sunday, 1 October 2023, Eskom announced the revised schedule for this weekend. See the updated schedule below.

Here’s the loadshedding schedule starting Monday, 25 September 2023

On Friday, 22 September 2023, Eskom confirmed loadshedding would be suspended for the long weekend. 

From Tuesday, 26 September 2023, rotational outages are expected to return with Stage 1 scheduled between 05:00 and 16:00.

“Eskom will closely monitor the power system and communicate any changes to loadshedding should it be required,” the utility noted.

Furthermore, Eskom explained this long weekend’s suspension of loadshedding was necessary to “address minor defects on some generating units by performing planned maintenance.”

Some of the power stations experiencing generation issues include:

• Arnot
• Kendal

Here’s a snapshot of Eskom’s energy availability, captured on Saturday, 23 September 2023.

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As of Friday, 29 September 2023, breakdowns amounted to:

• 14 266MW – down 1 718MW from Monday, 25 September 2023
• 5 388MW – down 343MW from Monday, 25 September 2023

Here is the official loadshedding schedule:

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

• City of Johannesburg
• City of Ekurhuleni 
• City of Tshwane 
• City of Cape Town
• Nelson Mandela Bay
• eThekwini
• Manguang
• Buffalo City