Back to stage 6 load shedding on Sunday – here’s the latest schedule
Power utility Eskom says that load shedding has been reduced to stage 3 on Sunday, down from the previously-scheduled stage 4.
This was possible due to lower demand and follows load shedding being briefly suspended just after midnight, it said.
However, stage 6 load shedding will still return at 16h00, the group said, and a rotation between stage 6 overnight and stage 4 during the day will continue until further notice.
The schedule is as follows:
Sunday, 14 May
- Suspended: 00h53 to 07h45
- Stage 3 07h45 to 16h00
- Stage 6: 16h00 to 00h00
Monday, 15 May
- Stage 6: 00h00 to 05h00
- Stage 4: 05h00 to 16h00
- Stage 6: 16h00 to 00h00
Breakdowns are currently at 18,016MW, with 3,987MW out on planned maintenance.
During the past 24 hours, a generating unit has returned to service at the Kriel Power Station – however, over the same period, two other units at the station have been taken out of service.
A unit at Matla has also been taken offline, and there has been a delay in returning seven units at various other power stations, which are adding to capacity constraints, Eskom said.
Eskom said it would publish an update as soon as anything changes.
Schedules
For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:
- City of Johannesburg
- City of Ekurhuleni
- City of Tshwane
- City of Cape Town (PDF)
- Nelson Mandela Bay
- eThekwini
- Manguang
- Buffalo City
For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.
Smartphone users can also download the app EskomSePush to receive push notifications when load shedding is implemented, as well as the times the area you are in will be off.
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