Eskom has warned that its planned maintenance outages will continue as it prepares for the upcoming winter season. The parastatal made the announcement on Sunday after suspending the latest bout of load shedding. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said the utility has recovered over 3000 MW generation capacity and replenished emergency reserves. “We maintain our position […]

Eskom will implement Stage 3 load shedding from 14:00 on Friday and expects it to last all weekend until Monday at 05:00, it said in a statement. “To replenish emergency reserves over the weekend – ongoing high levels of planned maintenance continue,” it said. “This decision comes after a loss of 2700MW in the past […]

Power utility Eskom has announced that Koeberg Unit 2 experienced an unplanned trip on Sunday. While load shedding remains suspended, it warned that the grid remains strained. Eskom announced on Sunday evening (2 March 2025) that Koeberg Unit 2 was safely shut down after an unplanned trip and added that the start-up process would begin […]

JOHANNESBURG – Brace yourself for a cold and wet Sunday in most parts of the country. After going more than 20 days without blackouts, Eskom has implemented Stage 6 power cuts from half past one this morning. The power utility says this is due to multiple unit trips at Camden Power Stations. The upgrade follows […]

Stage 3 load shedding will start at 17:30 on Saturday 22 February, Eskom said in a brief note. The power utility did not say what caused the sudden resumption of power cuts, labelling it as “another temporary setback”. The Stage 3 cuts will continue until “further notice”, it said, adding it will give another update […]

Electricity Minister Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced that the South African government is collaborating with provincial authorities to assist financially distressed municipalities in settling their debts with Eskom. This initiative aims to address the escalating financial crisis that threatens both the power utility and local governance structures. In a recent meeting held in Bloemfontein, Minister […]

Last week, the City of Johannesburg’s power utility, City Power, announced the indefinite suspension of load reduction, effective immediately. However, this reprieve only applies to areas serviced by City Power, while those directly serviced by Eskom continued to experience load reduction. According to City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena, the suspension is not a permanent guarantee, […]

Eskom has issued a stern warning to homeowners with rooftop solar systems, stating that all installations must be registered with the utility or risk being deemed illegal—a process that could be costly. This regulation applies even to those systems that do not feed electricity into the grid. The move is part of Eskom’s broader effort […]

The Minister of Electricity Kgosientso Ramokgopa has announced Stage 3 load shedding will be initiated this weekend. Load shedding will start at 5pm on Friday evening and will run for the weekend.  According to Ramokgopa, load shedding has to be initiated to protect the integrity of Eskom’s power generation system.  Over the past seven days, […]

Energy expert at Forest Energy Solutions Matthew Cruise says Eskom has avoided load-shedding on several occasions in January 2025 by burning large amounts of diesel. Speaking to Cape Talk, Cruise warned that South Africa’s power supply isn’t as stable as the public has been led to believe, with Eskom avoiding load-shedding as high as Stage […]