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Never be left in the dark and unprepared during load-shedding hours in Cape Town, here’s everything you need to know in order to plan well ahead of the electricity going off.
Loadshedding Current Status
You can find outage tips, day and time of which your area will be affected by taking a look at the official city of cape Town load-shedding schedule
Stay up to date with news happening at Eskom and in the city regarding the power grid.
About Loadshedding
A solution created to steer clear from a total national blackout by switching off the power for a fixed time in an area before moving on to the next area, allowing the load to be shed in a systematic and controlled way. Power cuts can last between two to four hours, depending on the urgency.
Trending News: Load shedding in Cape Town
- Eskom may downgrade loadshedding this weekend
- Loadshedding: Solar energy is now less expensive than Eskom
- Proposed state of disaster forewarned of risks with limited benefits
- Loadshedding: Here are your options
- Loadshedding will be escalated to stage 6 on Tuesday night
- "We're losing big time" – businesses crippled by Eskom blackouts
- Solidarity fights Eskom's plan to retrench 500 white employees
- Eskom announces another escalation to stage 4 and 5 loadshedding
- Watch: DA members gather in Cape Town for "Power to the People" march
- Cape Town will pay cash to businesses and residents for excess power
Loadshedding Stages Explained
When power-cuts occur due to a result of load-shedding, this happens in stages 1 to 8, with 8 meaning that your power will be off for a maximum of eight hours. You can find all load shedding happening and more information about Eskom here.
How To Save Electricity And Be Prepared
Switch off and unplug all unused electronics and appliances i.e radios, microwaves, televisions, chargers, etc.
Keep cash on you as most ATMs cannot function during load-shedding, make sure that all your devices are fully charged ahead of power cuts in your area, keep a gas stove ready in order to cook meals or prepare meals ahead of the electricity going off, keep backup batteries for security gates, torches, lamps, and security systems.
