Cape Town loadshedding schedule for Tuesday, 20 June 2023

On Tuesday, City of Cape Town clients will be on Stage 1 loadshedding between 16:00 and midnight.

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Due to improved generation capacity at Eskom, Cape Town’s loadshedding schedule will be greatly reduced on Tuesday, 20 June 2023.

Cape Town loadshedding schedule for Tuesday, 20 June 2023

While Eskom has yet to issue an update on the state of the power system, the utility did confirm on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 that rotational outages would follow a pattern of no loadshedding from midnight until 16:00 and Stage 3 in the evenings “until further notice.”

Therefore, barring no unforeseen breakdowns, households should enjoy no power interruptions on Tuesday until 16:00 and every weekday thereafter.

“Due to the consistent available generation capacity, loadshedding will continue to be suspended from midnight until 16:00…” the state-owned electricity supplier noted.

For Eskom clients, Stage 3 loadshedding will be in effect from 16:00 until 00:00.

The City of Cape Town clients, on the other hand, will experience Stage 1 loadshedding during that time.

“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 Tuesday, 20 June 2023:

TimeCape TownEskom
00:00 – 16:00No loadsheddingNo loadshedding
16:00 – 00:00Stage 1*Stage 3*
*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.