Eskom publishes this week’s load-shedding schedule – Up to stage 5 power cuts
Eskom has published its load-shedding schedule for the upcoming week, which will include up to stage 5 power cuts.
The state-owned power utility will implement stage 4 load-shedding from 16:00 on Sunday until 05:00 on Monday morning.
From 05:00 to 16:00 on Monday, it will run stage 3 load-shedding; and stage 5 load-shedding between 16:00 and 05:00 the following morning.
This schedule will continue until further notice and is summarised in the table below.
| Load-shedding schedule for 21 May 2023 until further notice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Day | Day-time (05:00–16:00) | Evening (16:00–05:00) |
| 21 May 2023 | Sunday | Stage 1 | Stage 4 |
| 22 May 2023 | Monday | Stage 3 | Stage 5 |
| 23 May 2023 | Tuesday | Stage 3 | Stage 5 |
| Alternating stage 3/5 until further notice | |||
Breakdowns at Eskom power plants
Eskom said the grid is constrained because a generation unit at Duvha Power Station was taken out of service due to a breakdown, and there have also been delays in returning units to service at Arnot, Camden, Kendal, Tutuka, and Hendrina power stations.
Total breakdowns amount to 16,486MW of generating capacity, and a further 3,817MW of generating capacity is unavailable due to planned maintenance.
“The team is working tirelessly to ensure that generating units are returned to service as soon as possible,” said Eskom.
Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 this afternoon until 05:00 on Monday.
Thereafter, Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 until 16:00 on Monday pic.twitter.com/WK9L5vexUE— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) May 21, 2023
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