Eskom eases to stage 4 load shedding from Friday morning until further notice
Stage 4 load shedding will kick in from 05:00 and continue indefinitely.
Load Shedding
Eskom announces stage 4 and 5 load shedding until Sunday afternoon
Load shedding will be increased due to breakdowns at Camden, Kendal, Lethabo and Majuba power stations.
Ramaphosa urges Eskom to delay the 18.65% electricity tariff hike
It will be an injury to our people if we implement this 18% increase now when we are going through load shedding.
Load shedding to be ramped up to stage 3 and 4 this week
Total unplanned outages currently sit at 14,372MW, significantly higher than Eskom's planning basis of 13,000MW.
Load shedding stages lowered over the weekend, dropping to stage 2 on Sunday
A full statement will be published on Sunday.
Roads to avoid in Pretoria ahead of march to the Union Building in protest against load shedding
Tshwane metro police officers will be deployed to monitor the march and all affected streets.
Chicken prices to go up due to severe impact of load shedding
The association said it had to cull 10 million chickens in the past few weeks because of load shedding.
Energy expert warns of possible stage 10 load shedding- and what it means for SA
If you add to the current levels of load shedding, it's clear we're going to stage 8 and beyond- even so far as stage 10.
Load shedding reduced to stage 4 followed by stage 5 during evening peaks until further notice
Over the course of this week, 14 generators are expected to return to service.
President Cyril Ramaphosa cancels planned trip to Davos to deal with the energy crisis
This is not the first time Ramaphosa has cancelled his trip to deal with the energy crisis.
Eskom extends stage 6 load shedding after suffering further breakdowns
Eskom will publish a further update as soon as there are significant changes.
Eskom moves to stage 6 load shedding during evening peaks until further notice
Unit 1 of Matla Power Station will be shut down tonight to repair a boiler tube leak.
Eskom to continue with stage 3 and 4 load shedding until further notice
The power utility has been struggling to return several generating units which tripped to service.
Eskom ramps up to stage 4 load shedding from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning
Eskom will publish a further update as soon as there are significant changes.
Eskom moves to stage 3 load shedding on Wednesday until further notice
The power utility said it would issue another update when it becomes necessary.
Good news as Eskom announces plans to suspend load shedding on New Year’s Day
Historically. it has only ever implemented load shedding on the last day of the year on one occasion.
Eskom increases load shedding to stage 4 after breakdown of four units
The power utility blamed the load shedding outlook on delays in returning some units to service.
Back to reality as Eskom announces stage 3 load shedding from Tuesday until further notice
This after Eskom announced stage 1 load shedding on Monday.
More good news as Eskom implements stage 1 load shedding on Boxing Day until further notice
This is possible due to the low demand for electricity during the day, reducing the reliance on emergency generation reserves.
Eskom announces the suspension of load shedding on Christmas Day
The suspension was only possible due to the lower demand for electricity.
Load shedding reduced to stage 3 on Christmas Eve
Eskom will do its best to keep the lights on for Christmas but warned that things could change very quickly.
Eskom to reduce load shedding to stage 5 from Monday morning
Stage 4 will be implemented at 5am on Tuesday for the remainder of the week.
Eskom pushes back to stage 6 load shedding following multiple breakdowns
This was necessary due to the failure of 8 generating units overnight and excessive reliance on OCGT's.
Some relief as Load shedding is reduced to stage 4 from Thursday morning
A generating unit each at Grootvlei, Camden, Kriel and Majuba power stations have returned to service.