Stage 4 load shedding from Sunday afternoon – here’s the schedule

Eskom has announced it is ramping up load shedding to Stage 4, effective from Sunday afternoon at 12:00, 23 October 2022. Stage 3 load shedding will then follow on Monday, after which Stage 4 kicks in again.

“Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented from 12:00 on Sunday until 05:00 on Monday. Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Monday until 16:00, thereafter increasing to Stage 4 until 05:00 on Tuesday morning. Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Tuesday until 16:00, thereafter increasing to Stage 4 until 05:00 on Wednesday morning,” said Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.

LOAD SHEDDING FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

Eskom says its emergency generation reserves are almost depleted, both the diesel and pumped storage dam levels, and that the higher load shedding stages are required to help build up the emergency generation reserves during the week.

The embattled power utility says it will publish a further update as soon as any significant changes occur.

“During the weekend the breakdown of a generating unit each at Duvha, Kriel and Medupi power stations, as well as the delayed returns of a generating unit each at Camden, Kusile, Komati, and Kendal power stations have exacerbated current generation capacity shortages, forcing the escalation of loadshedding. Eskom teams have returned a generating unit each at Grootvlei, Hendrina, Majuba, Matla and Tutuka power stations to service. We currently have 6 004MW on planned maintenance, while another 14 961MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns,” Mantshantsha said.

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