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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
- Update: Loadshedding suspended until further notice
- Eskom strikes again: Stage 3 loadshedding commences immediately
- Light's out: Eskom implements Stage 3 loadshedding immediately
- 300 days of stable power: Eskom sets sights on a full year
- Is loadshedding in South Africa finally ending for good?
- Let there be light: Eskom hits a milestone we never thought possible
- Eskom stays optimistic after 80 days without loadshedding
- Loadshedding to return in coming weeks
- Eskom clears the air on loadshedding rumours
- Cape Town set to invest 4 billion in massive electricity grid upgrades
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.
