Load shedding suspended for today – here’s the new schedule

Eskom said that lower-than-expected demand and improved generating capacity means that load shedding will be suspended from 10:00 until 16:00 today, 6 January.

Stage 2 load shedding will then start at 16:00 until 05:00 on Sunday, 7 January.

Load shedding will then be suspended again from 05:00 until 16:00 tomorrow.

Eskom said that it will communicate should any significant changes occur.

The updated schedule for the weekend can be found below:

Saturday, 6 January

• Suspended: 10h00 to 16h00
• Stage 2: 16h00 to 00h00

Sunday, 7 January

• Stage 2: 00h00 to 05h00
• Suspended: 05h00 to 16h00

Schedules 

For people living in the major metros, load shedding schedules are available here:

For access to other load shedding schedules, Eskom has made them available on loadshedding.eskom.co.za.

Smartphone users can also download the app EskomSePush to receive push notifications when load shedding is implemented, as well as the times the area you are in will be off.