Eskom announces stage 6 load-shedding — here’s the timetable

Eskom has announced that load-shedding will move to stage 6 at 21:00 on Tuesday, 10 January 2023.

It will continue until 05:00 on Wednesday, after which load-shedding will drop to stage 4 until 16:00.

“Stage 6 nightly load-shedding will then be implemented at 16:00–05:00 until further notice. Stage 4 load-shedding will be implemented at 05:00 – 16:00 daily until further notice,” Eskom said.

The state-owned power utility revealed that seven generating units tripped on Tuesday, three of which were returned to service.

The return to service of three other units has been delayed.

“Unit 1 of Matla Power Station will be shut down tonight to repair a boiler tube leak,” said Eskom.

South Africa’s load-shedding schedule from Wednesday may be summarised as follows:

• 16:00–05:00 — Stage 6
• 05:00–16:00 — Stage 4

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Eskom announces stage 6 load-shedding — here’s the timetable