POWER UPDATE: Eskom says loadshedding will persist over the coming week, at varying stages.

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Eskom has cautioned it will take a few weeks for the power generation system to fully recover to pre-strike levels. There is no word on the wage negotiations.

The power utility aims to gradually reduce loadshedding to Stage 2 by the weekend.

Loadshedding will be implemented as follows over the next few days (unless things change):

  • Stage 4 is currently being implemented until midnight.
  • Stage 2 loadshedding will then be implemented until 05:00 on Monday morning.
  • Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented at 05:00 until 16:00 on Monday.
  • From 16:00 until 22:00 on Monday Stage 6 loadshedding will be implemented, before it is lowered to Stage 4 until midnight.
  • On Tuesday Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from midnight until 05:00, before increasing to
    Stage 4 at 05:00 -16:00.
  • Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented at 16:00 – 22:00.
  • Loadshedding will then be lowered to Stage 4 until midnight.

Eskom currently has 3 384MW unavailable due to planned maintenance, while another 18 319MW of capacity is
unavailable due to breakdowns.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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