Rolling power cuts are currently in stage 5 after a higher than expected demand saw Eskom abandon their plans to lower it to stage 3 from 05:00.

Eskom earlier this morning said that an update on their planned load-shedding schedule would be announced later this afternoon.

The power utility last night tweeted that at 18:38, the demand was at 27 215MW while their availability was at 25 920MW. This meant that at the time 2 735MW had to be shed.

The demand then rapidly increased, although an exact figure has not been given, resulting in the need to shed in excess of 5 000MW – thus the implementation of stage 5 load-shedding.

Feedback from Evening Peak 10/04/2023 (18:38)

Eskom Availabilty: 25 920 MW
Total Demand: 27 215 MW
Load shedding: 2735 MW
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Renewable Generation: 1499 MW
IPP Availability: 1014 MW
Number of OCGTs Utilised: 2

RES: Wind 1128 MW, CSP 324 MW, PV 47 MW

Eskom availability…

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) April 10, 2023