Eskom Celebrates One Year without Load Shedding

Eskom celebrates one year without load shedding

Eskom celebrated one year without load shedding in a media release on 15 May 2026. It said that at exactly at 24:00 on 15 May, Eskom will complete a year without the need to implement load shedding. This was last implemented on a rotational basis on Thursday, 15 May 2025, from 16:00 to 22:00.Eskom noted that the last time South Africa experienced one full year without load shedding was in September 2018. During Eskom’s previous financial year, s…

South Africa marks exactly 365 days without loadshedding

Power utility Eskom is marking a full year without loadshedding on Saturday for the first time in eight years. The utility says this is a turning point, with the grid shifting from recovery to a stable and high-performing power system. Eskom says sustained reliability over the past three years has saved nearly 27 billion rand in diesel costs, while meeting 100 percent of the country’s electricity demand. In a statement, Eskom Board Chairperson M…

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South Africa marks a full year without load shedding

The recovery is holding, but Eskom's own modelling warns of a possible return to blackouts by decade’s end.