An illuminated signboard on display outside the Eskom Regional Office in Braamfontein, Johannesburg during load-shedding (rolling blackout) on 31 January, 2023. (Photo by – / AFP)
No reduction, back to Stage 5 instead: Latest load shedding schedule
Eskom announced that it will not be reducing load shedding levels as expected and instead will implement Stage 5 power cuts.
An illuminated signboard on display outside the Eskom Regional Office in Braamfontein, Johannesburg during load-shedding (rolling blackout) on 31 January, 2023. (Photo by – / AFP)
Eskom said Stage 5 load shedding is expected to return from 16:00 on Wednesday, 1 March. In the previous alert, the power utility indicated it expected power cuts to be reduced this week.
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STAGE 5 LOAD SHEDDING RETURNS
Stage 3 load shedding will continue until 16:00 on Tuesday, and Stage 4 will follow for 12 hours straight.
Stage 5 power cuts kick in at 16:00 on Wednesday until 5:00 on Thursday, when it will be replaced by Stage 4.
“This pattern will continue until further notice. Eskom will publish a further update as soon as any significant changes occur,” said the power utility.
BREAKDOWNS
A generating unit each at Camden, Kriel, Matla and Matimba power stations returned to service over the past day.
However, a unit each went down at Duvha, Lethabo, Majuba and Tutuka Power Stations.
“The delay in returning a unit to service at Arnot, Camden, Duvha, and Kendal power stations are contributing to the current capacity constraints,” said Eskom.
As things stand, 19 031MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns, and a further 4174MW is unavailable due to planned maintenance.
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