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Load shedding

  • To do: Check Eskom's load shedding schedule for your area: if your slot is on, wait until it ends.
  • To do: Check the main switch on your distribution board: if it's off, unplug your appliances and switch it on.
  • To do: It trips again? Switch the circuit breakers back on one by one to find the faulty circuit.
  • To do: Do your neighbours have power? If so, the fault is in your home's wiring: call an electrician.
  • To do: Whole area off outside the schedule? Log a fault on the MyEskom app or call 08600 37566.

Load shedding network

eskom.co.zaUpdated 2026/09/28

Eskom, owned by the South African state, generates most of the country's electricity, runs the national grid through its subsidiary NTCSA and sells power directly to 6.8 million customers. Municipalities buy from Eskom and distribute it in their own areas.

Electricity network

Activities
GenerationTransmissionDistributionRetail
Customers
6.8 M· direct customers, Mar 2026
Smart meters
share not published, 610,223 fitted in 2025/26
Outage time
34.9 h· SAIDI 2024/25, distribution
Outages
11.7· SAIFI per customer, 2024/25
Network length
377,564 km· 2% underground, Mar 2026
Coverage
National
  • Gauteng
  • KwaZulu-Natal
  • Western Cape
  • Eastern Cape
  • Limpopo
  • Mpumalanga
  • Free State
  • North West

Load shedding fell to 4 days in 2025/26, from 329 in 2023/24. The country passed 365 days without it on 15 May 2026.

SourceEskom · integrated report 2026Eskom · performance report 2026NERSA · Eskom retail tariffs decision, March 2025