Cape Town loadshedding schedule for Monday, 24 July 2023

On Monday, Cape Town clients will be protected from Stage 4 loadshedding in the evening.

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Cape Town’s loadshedding schedule suggests residents will be a stage lower than the rest of the country on Monday, 24 July 2023.

UPDATE: On Monday, Eskom confirmed loadshedding would increase to Stage 5 from 14:00 until 05:00 on Tuesday, 25 July 2023 “due to further delays in returning generating units to service, as well as the further failure of 5 generating units.” See the updated loadshedding schedule below.

Cape Town loadshedding schedule for Monday, 24 July 2023

On Sunday, 23 July 2023, Eskom published the first draft of this week’s loadshedding schedule, confirming that on Monday, rotational blackouts will continue in the pattern of Stage 3 from 05:00 until 16:00, and Stage 4 in the evenings.

Clients of the City of Cape Town will also be affected by Stage 3 from 05:00 until 16:00, albeit, in the evening, outages will be held at Stage 3 until 22:00.

“We are doing all we can to protect you where possible, but non-stop load-shedding at high stages impacts our ability to protect,” the City wrote.

Here’s a look at the Cape Town loadshedding schedule for Monday, 24 July 2023:

TimeCape TownEskom
05:00 – 16:00Stage 4*Stage 5*
16:00 – 22:00Stage 3*Stage 5*
22:00 – 05:00Stage 5*Stage 5*
*Loadshedding schedule subject to change at short notice.

How to check your loadshedding schedule

In Cape Town, loadshedding is implemented rotationally in zones split between 23 areas.

Areas 1 – 16 follow the City of Cape Town’s loadshedding schedule, while Areas 17 – 23 adhere to Eskom’s national outage timetable.

To check the latest outage status, refer to the schedule for the loadshedding stage announced; dates indicated along the top (left to right), with the corresponding affected areas for that day and time slots (from top to bottom).

Here’s how City of Cape Town lowers loadshedding stages

The City of Cape Town has its Steenbras Pumped Storage Plant to thank for the delayed implementation of increased power cuts. The hydro-electric pumped power station is the first of its kind in Africa and in 2019, it was refurbished to provide auxiliary support when needed most.

Currently, the City of Cape Town is the only metro able to provide a semblance of relief to households impacted by loadshedding. Using the hydroelectric pumped power plant, residents connected to the City’s grid experience a lower stage of loadshedding, where possible.

Here’s how the Steenbras Pumped Storage plant works:

  • Electricity generated during off-peak periods pumps water to an upper storage reservoir
  • The down-flowing water is then used to power a generator
  • Small hydro-generators like the one at Steenbras Dam mean that the City can sometimes avoid loadshedding or stay at a lower stage.