loadshedding

South Africa has passed more than 230 days without load shedding, a milestone that has sparked cautious optimism that the country’s long-standing electricity challenges may be easing.

South Africa has gone 170 days without load shedding, Eskom has confirmed. The power utility reported only 26 hours of interruptions in April and May during this financial…

South Africans were left frustrated as Eskom announced the return of loadshedding from 13 to 15 May 2025, with scheduled power cuts between 16:00 and 22:00 each day.

Eskom has not yet confirmed whether loadshedding will take place over the upcoming long weekend.

Eskom has announced that Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from today at 14:00 until Monday, 10 March 2025, at 05:00.

Eskom Chief Executive, Andre de Ruyter, says load shedding Stage 2 is expected to continue throughout the weekend although some generating units have or are expected to return…

Eskom says there is a risk of load shedding next week because of unplanned breakdowns and increased demand for electricity as most South Africans return to work on…

No loadshedding was expected on Tuesday and the probability of scheduled power cuts was low for the rest of the week, Eskom said.

Eskom says the system is still extremely constrained and vulnerable, with generating plants performing at very low levels of reliability.

Eskom says the system remains constrained and vulnerable…however no load-shedding is expected this week.