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Emergency loadshedding 

What is emergency loadshedding?

Emergency loadshedding is a controlled means of managing available electricity distribution capacity when an unscheduled power shortage occurs.

Loadshedding schedule for
1 August - 31 August 2008

The following loadshedding schedule will apply only when required.  Click here to view it in a PDF format or here should you prefer it in MS Excel. Alternatively, you can choose to see it in a map format. Simply click on the area in which you live: NORTH, SOUTH or EAST. Detailed maps are available for the following areas:

Bischopscourt Browns Farm Claremont
Epping Industria Kenilworth Lansdowne
Lentegeur Maitland Mowbray
Observatory Ottery Panorama 
Parow East Plumstead Retreat Industrial Area 
Rondebosch  Rylands/Doornhoogte Sack’s Circle Industrial
Schaap Kraal Weltevreden Valley Woodstock
Wynberg    


Important notice

Eskom recently announced that the pre-emptive load shedding has been suspended until further notice. (Please note that the previous pre-emptive loadshedding schedule for May has now become the emergency loadshedding schedule for May-July)

The City of Cape Town and Eskom see loadshedding as a last resort and request all customers to support the energy reduction initiative.

For further information, please contact the City's Call Centre on 0800 220 440.


Author: Martin Pollack 
 
2008/03/01 
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