Eskom has announced a weekend load-shedding plan, here is the schedule
Eskom will reduce load-shedding to stage 3 on Saturday, 11 February 2022, at 05:00. Stage 3 power outages will last until 05:00 on Sunday, when they will be reduced to stage 2. The power provider said the rotating power outages would resume at 16:00 on Sunday. “Stage 4 load-shedding will continue to be implemented at
Eskom has announced a weekend load-shedding plan, here is the schedule
Eskom will reduce load-shedding to stage 3 on Saturday, 11 February 2022, at 05:00. Stage 3 power outages will last until 05:00 on Sunday, when they will be reduced to stage 2.
The power provider said the rotating power outages would resume at 16:00 on Sunday.
“Stage 4 load-shedding will continue to be implemented at 16:00 — 05:00 on Saturday morning. Stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Saturday until 05:00 on Sunday, whereafter it will be reduced to Stage 2 until 16:00 on Sunday,” it said in a statement.
“Stage 3 load-shedding will again be implemented from 16:00 on Sunday until 05:00 on Monday.”
Eskom reported that two units at Arnot, as well as one at each of the Duvha, Kriel, and Medupi power plants, were brought down for scheduled maintenance in the last 24 hours.
It stated that while it had restored a unit to the grid at each of the Kriel and Tutuka power plants, it had encountered delays in returning generating units at Kendal and Lethabo.
If any substantial changes occur, the power provider said it will issue another update.
The table below shows the load-shedding schedule from Friday, February 10 through Monday, February 13.
| Load-shedding schedule for 10–13 February 2023 | |||
| Date | Day | Day-time (05:00–16:00) | Evening (16:00–05:00) |
| 10 February 2023 | Friday | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
| 11 February 2023 | Saturday | Stage 3 | Stage 3 |
| 12 February 2023 | Sunday | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
| 13 February 2023 | Monday | Stage 3 | Stage 4 (TBC) |
