Stage 4 until further notice
Eskom has announced it plans to continue load-shedding at stage 4 until further notice, instead of increasing to stage 5 during the evening.
The utility said the change was possible due to "some recovery" in generation capacity in the past 24 hours, without...
Stage 5 load-shedding scrapped for Wednesday evening
Eskom plans to continue implementing load-shedding at stage 4 until further notice instead of ramping up to stage 5 on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
In a short statement at noon on Wednesday, the utility said the lower-than-planned...
Eskom reveals weekend load-shedding plan
Eskom has announced it plans to rotate between stage 3 and stage 4 load-shedding over the coming weekend.
The utility said it returned three units to service at the Camden, Lethabo, and Tutuka power stations in the past 24 hours.
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Stage 5 load-shedding is back
Eskom has announced it will increase its planned load-shedding stages to a rotation of stage 4 and stage 5 from Wednesday.
The utility said that it suffered breakdowns of four generating units — one each at Duvha, Lethabo, Majuba and Tutuka power stations — over...
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...
Load-shedding reduced to stage 4
Eskom reduced load-shedding to stage 4 from 09:00 on Sunday, 26 February 2023.
The abrupt change came at less than five minutes' notice and only four hours after Eskom reduced load-shedding from stage 6 to stage 5.
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Eskom has increased the load-shedding stages it will implement in the next few days following several power station unit breakdowns.
In a statement at 16:28 on Wednesday, 28 December 2022, the utility said it increased...
Eskom changes load-shedding stages for third time in four days
Eskom has increased the load-shedding stages it will implement in the next few days following several power station unit breakdowns.
In a statement at 16:28 on Wednesday, 28 December 2022, the utility said it increased the...
Eskom dropping to stage 4 and stage 2 load-shedding on Saturday and Sunday
Eskom plans to reduce load-shedding to stage 4 and stage 2 over the coming weekend.
In a statement late on Friday afternoon, the utility said it would drop from stage 5 to stage 4 load-shedding at 05:00 in the morning...
Eskom plans these load-shedding stages for the rest of the week
Eskom will continue to implement stage 4 load-shedding for the rest of Tuesday, 18 October 2022, before switching over to a rotation of stage 2 and stage 3 until Friday.
Power trollies that can carry you through stage 4 load-shedding
Eskom will implement Stage 4 load-shedding from 16:00 on Thursday, 3 August 2022, and South Africans can get a backup power trolley to last the duration of a two-and-a-half-hour power cut for as little as R4,995.
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Eskom cracks the whip
Eskom has threatened to use its own teams to enforce rotational power cuts in municipalities that do not comply with its instructions to implement the necessary amount of load-shedding.
The warning shot came during an update on the state of the utility's generation system...
Six of South Africa's biggest cities ignore Eskom — cause Stage 4 load-shedding
All municipalities in South Africa except Ethekwini and Buffalo City failed to comply with Eskom's instructions to implement a sufficient amount of load-shedding over the weekend.
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter made...
Load-shedding upgraded to Stage 4
Power utility Eskom has announced load-shedding will be increased from stage 2 to stage 4 load-shedding from 13:00 on Monday.
Stage 4 will be implemented until 05:00 on Friday morning, after which stage 2 will resume until 05:00 on Saturday.
Eskom promises good news about load-shedding
Eskom expects to move South Africa from stage 4 to stage 3 load-shedding on Thursday, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said during a live address.
Gordhan said his department met with Eskom’s leadership, who said that they expect around...
Cape Town avoids worst of Stage 4 load-shedding
Residents of Cape Town will not be subjected to the same severe load-shedding implemented across other parts of South Africa on Wednesday.
The City of Cape Town has stated it will protect its customers from Stage 4 load-shedding for most of the...
Eskom load-shedding hits Stage 4
Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 4 load-shedding from 12:00 on Wednesday, 27 October until 05:00 on Friday, 29 October.
Thereafter Stage 2 load-shedding will continue until 05:00 on Saturday.