Eskom has recorded signficantly less electricity demand than expected on Monday, allowing for further load-shedding relief.
Eskom will suspend load-shedding from 11:00 on Monday, 20 March 2023, due to significantly lower electricity demand than expected.
The suspension of load-shedding will last until 16:00 on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, before the utility reverts to stage 2 load-shedding. Eskom had initially planned to implement stage 1 until 16:00 on Monday, before increasing to stage 2 until 05:00 the next morning.The 29-hour load-shedding break will be the longest since the start of the year, with previous reprieves only lasting up to 11 hours.
The lower demand could be attributed to lower economic activity with many people taking leave on Monday due to the public holiday on Tuesday. The EFF’s “national shutdown” could also have contributed to some businesses closing to avoid the risk of getting looted, althoughThe table below shows the updated load-shedding schedule until Wednesday, 22 March 2023, provided Eskom’s schedule for the rest of the week has remained the same as previously communicated.
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