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Loadshedding 

What is emergency loadshedding?

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

Loadshedding schedule

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


Eskom recently announced that the pre-emptive load shedding has been suspended until further notice.

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

For further information, please contact our Technical Operations Call Centre on 0800 220 440.


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