{"id":607870,"date":"2022-07-18T14:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=607870"},"modified":"2022-07-18T14:03:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:03:41","slug":"eskom-gives-updated-load-shedding-outlook-for-the-week-heres-the-new-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/607870\/eskom-gives-updated-load-shedding-outlook-for-the-week-heres-the-new-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskom gives updated load shedding outlook for the week – here\u2019s the new schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eskom has published its updated load shedding schedule for the coming week, with the power outages expected to continue until the weekend, albeit at a reduced stage.<\/p>\n

In an emailed statement Eskom said that the load shedding stages for Monday\u2013Thursday are confirmed. “The stage of load shedding for the rest of the period is dependent on returning generating units to service and will be confirmed closer to the time,” it said.<\/p>\n

Eskom chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter had previously indicated that South Africa could see the end of rolling blackouts by end of this week. Speaking to Reuters on Saturday (16 July), de Ruyter said that the national power utility has seen more generation units returning to operation.<\/p>\n

“Towards the end of the coming week, we should emerge from load shedding,\u201d said de Ruyter at a walking tour of the Tutuka power station accompanied by president Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ve already lifted our indication for load shedding going forward; we\u2019ve got a couple of big units returning, so that\u2019s positive news,\u201d he added. De Ruyter said Eskom expects load shedding to become less likely by the end of the month as the troubled nuclear plant Koeberg 2 comes back online.”<\/p>\n

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Schedules\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:<\/p>\n