Joburg getting load reduction, load limiting, and geyser switch-offs despite no load-shedding
Johannesburg's City Power will start implementing load reduction in areas with "concerning" electricity usage levels that could overload equipment.
The power utility has also threatened to switch off...
Load-shedding break for the "long weekend"
Eskom will suspend load-shedding from 05:00 on Thursday, 21 March 2024, due to an expected decrease in electricity demand heading into the weekend, coupled with an increase in available generating capacity.
The rotational power cuts will be dropped...
Eskom switches to stage 2 and stage 3 rotation for the week
Eskom is bringing an end to daytime load-shedding breaks and increasing evening load-shedding by one stage.
The change in schedule comes after the power utility lost three generating units and experienced delays in returning another...
Ramaphosa says end of load-shedding "within reach", takes credit for rooftop solar uptake
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the worst of load-shedding is behind South Africa and that the end of the rotational power cuts is "within reach".
Ramaphosa made these remarks in his 2024 State of the...
Stage 1 for four hours and then stage 2 until further notice
Eskom will reduce load-shedding to stage 1 for four hours on Wednesday, 7 February 2024, before implementing stage 2 until further notice.
The utility has been rotating between stage 2 day-time load-shedding and stage 3 during the...
Stage 3 for the evenings
Eskom will increase load-shedding to stage 3 on Wednesday evening after losing four generating units in the last 48 hours.
This is required despite the utility returning 3,200MW of capacity to service over the past two days. The need to conduct planned maintenance was...
Eskom suspended load-shedding without letting South Africans know
Eskom has revealed it briefly suspended load-shedding on Sunday night and the early morning hours of Monday without notifying the public.
In a statement late on Monday afternoon, the power utility said that the efforts of its...
No load-shedding for New Year's
Eskom plans to continue suspending load-shedding until at least Friday, 5 January 2024.
In a statement on Friday, 29 December 2023, the power utility said this was due to a consistent improvement in generating capacity.
Eskom switching from stage 6 to stage 3/4 rotation over the next few days
Eskom has announced it will reduce load-shedding from the current stage 6 implementation to a rotation of stage 3 and stage 4 over the coming days.
The utility said the easing in power cuts was possible because it had...
SA's power crisis will last until 2025 — Expert
South Africa is in the middle of a severe electricity crisis, with enforced power cuts that have worsened every year. Electricity is sometimes unavailable for 10 hours a day.
The shortfall is the consequence of frequent breakdowns at its ageing...
Eskom downgrades Saturday night load-shedding
Eskom has announced it will implement stage 1 load-shedding on Saturday from 16:00 until 05:00 on Sunday, instead of stage 2.
The utility's original plan to rotate between stage 1 and stage 2 for the rest of the weekend and the first two days of...
Eskom jumping between stages 3, 4, and 5 in the coming week
Eskom plans to gradually reduce load-shedding to a day-night rotation of stage 3 and stage 4 in the coming week but will resume stage 5 for several hours on Monday night and Tuesday morning.
In a statement on Sunday evening, the...
Continuous stage 6 load-shedding from Wednesday evening
Eskom will implement stage 6 load-shedding from 16:00 on Wednesday continuously until further notice.
The utility said the uninterrupted stage 6 load-shedding was required due to severe generating capacity constraints.
All-day stage 2 load-shedding starting at 09:00 on Tuesday
Eskom will implement stage 2 load-shedding from 09:00 on Tuesday, 8 November 2022, until further notice.
The utility said the switch from nightly to all-day load-shedding was required due to unit problems at its Duvha coal power...
Eskom plunges South Africa into all-day load-shedding
Eskom will implement all-day stage 3 load-shedding until further notice after four of its coal-powered generating units failed overnight.
"Due to the failure of two units at Kendal Power Station and a unit each at Kriel and Arnot power...
Power cuts are killing South Africa's economy
Eskom’s unexpected escalation of load-shedding this week has confirmed that South Africa’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery will be throttled by energy constraints, and that unless swift action is taken to support private electricity generation...
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High chance of load shedding: Eskom
There was a good chance that South Africans would experience further power cuts on Tuesday, power utility Eskom said
Businesses closing thanks to load shedding
As power utility Eskom continues its countrywide rolling blackouts as it tries to build up power reserves, Johannesburg businesses are feeling the effects
Eskom outlines power cut plans
There will not be power cuts as a result of the Majuba power station crisis anywhere in the country on Monday, Eskom said