Load shedding schedules for Gauteng, Cape Town, KZN – Tuesday 1 June

Get set for a week of adding load shedding schedule checks to your daily list of administrative duties – embattled power supplier Eskom has announced that Stage 2 blackouts will be implemented again on Tuesday 1 June, with more load shedding set to feature throughout the week. We have you covered though, with all the schedules for Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban, and Gqeberha listed below. 

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Eskom confirmed that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 on Tuesday until 5:00 on Wednesday morning, with Eskom saying that a higher demand for electricity resulting from colder weather, as well as several breakdowns at generation units, is to blame. SOme of the country’s major metros have their own schedules drawn up, and you can access them here.

Johannesburg

• – Go to the City Power homepage and type in your suburb in the field provided.
• – This will give a direct update on when load shedding is expected for you and your regional community.
• – You can also get a weekly on monthly overview by using this calendar.
• – Should you already have your block number memorised, you can check-in with City Power’s Twitter updates.

Pretoria 

• – Residents in Pretoria can find their district grouping by consulting this list on the homepage.
• – You can view this schedule to tell you exactly when your suburb will get load shedding, on each day of the month.
• – If you already know you’re numbered group, you can get your updates from the City of Tshwane’s Twitter.

Cape Town 

• – Find what ‘block’ you live in, by using this map.
• – Once you’ve identified which block you’re in, consult the table which features below.
• – Find the correct date, scroll down, and identify which time period your block appears in.
• – On some occasions, the City of Cape Town has a slightly altered load shedding schedule…