Eskom announces load shedding schedule for the week

Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 today (5 March).

Stage 4 will continue until Tuesday morning at 05:00.

After that, load shedding will be reduced to stage 3 until 16:00, with stage 4 then being implemented until 05:00 am on Wednesday.

The rotation between stage 3 and stage 4 will continue until further notice.

Eskom said that a generating unit each at Camden, Duvha and Majuba and two other units at Kriel broke down and were taken offline for repairs in the last 24 hours.

In addition, the return to service of a generating unit each at Hendrina, Medupi and Tutuka was delayed.

Eskom added that repairs to damaged towers at Cahora Bassa are taking longer than anticipated.

In positive news, a generating unit each at Duvha and Kriel power stations were returned to service.

Breakdowns totalled 17,340MW of generating capacity, while 5,654 MW of generating capacity was out for planned maintenance.

The load shedding schedule is below:

Sunday, 5 March

• Stage 2: 05h00 to 16h00
• Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00

Monday, 6 March

• Stage 4: 00h00 to 24h00

Tuesday, 7 March 

• Stage 4: 00h00 to 05h00
• Stage 3: 05h00 to 16h00
• Stage 4: 16h00 to 00h00

Wednesday, 8 March 

• Stage 4: 00h00 to 05h00

President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the new minister of electricity tomorrow (6 March 2023) during his cabinet reshuffle.

During the State of the Nation Address, Ramaphosa said that he would introduce a minister of electricity to specifically deal with the nation’s energy crisis.

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the president’s advisor on infrastructure, is rumoured to be the favoured candidate for the position.

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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