STAY ONE

STEP AHEAD OF
LOADSHEDDING

14

YOUR GO-TO GUIDE TO

THE ESKOM POWER CUTS
HOW LOADSHEDDING WORKS
According to Eskom, South Africa will face
loadshedding throughout February, March,
and beyond. To help you plan for the power cuts
that we all face, here is the updated schedule.
Follow the steps below to find out when there
will be loadshedding in your area.
STEP 1: Know your area number. Use the map

to find this or for a more detailed map

go to www.capetown.gov.za
STEP 2:

Know the loadshedding stage.

Go to www.capetown.gov.za,
Facebook.com/CityofCT or
Twitter.com/CityofCT to find out if we
are currently in Stage 1 or 2 or 3a or 3b.

STEP 3:

Now refer to the corresponding

stage schedule. Areas 1-16 see reverse.
Areas 17-23 go to
www.loadshedding.eskom.co.za
Tip: Write down the area numbers
for your home, work, school and
family locations.

STEP 4: Know the date. Refer to the stage

schedule to find out at what time your

area may be affected by loadshedding.

22

20

KEY
21

23

AREAS 1-16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

18

11
12
13
14

19

15
16

AREAS 17-23
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

Making progress possible. Together.

AREAS 1-16 MONTHLY LOADSHEDDING SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2015
STAGE 1
1

st

DAYS OF THE MONTH

nd

17

18

2:30

4:30

6:30

6:00
8:00
10:00

rd

th

th

th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

13th

14th

15th

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

16th

20

21

13

14

10

15

11

16

12

14

10

15

11

16

12

13

15

11

16

12

13

14

10

8:30

16

12

13

14

10

15

11

10:30

13

14

10

15

11

16

12

12:30

14

10

15

11

16

12

13

12:00

14:30

15

11

16

12

13

10

14

14:00

16:30

16

12

13

10

14

11

15

16:00

18:30

13

10

14

11

15

12

16

18:00

20:30

10

14

11

15

12

16

13

20:00

22:30

11

15

12

16

13

14

10

22:00

0:30

12

16

13

14

10

15

11

16th

TIME TO

0:00
2:00
4:00

th

th

th

22

7th

19

TIME FROM

th

st

nd

rd

th

th

th

th

th

th

th

st

STAGE 2
1

st

DAYS OF THE MONTH

TIME FROM

17th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

13th

14th

15th

18th

19th

20th

21st

22nd

23rd

24th

25th

26th

27th

28th

29th

30th

31st

nd

rd

th

th

th

TIME TO

0:00

2:30

1, 9

13, 5

1, 9

13, 5

2, 10

14, 6

2, 10

14, 6

3, 11

15, 7

3, 11

15, 7

4, 12

16, 8

4, 12

16, 8

2:00

4:30

2, 10

14, 6

2, 10

14, 6

3, 11

15, 7

3, 11

15, 7

4, 12

16, 8

4, 12

16, 8

5, 13

1, 9

5, 13

1, 9

4:00

6:30

3, 11

15, 7

3, 11

15, 7

4, 12

16, 8

4, 12

16, 8

5, 13

1, 9

5, 13

1, 9

6, 14

2, 10

6, 14

2, 10

6:00

8:30

4, 12

16, 8

4, 12

16, 8

5, 13

1, 9

5, 13

1, 9

6, 14

2, 10

6, 14

2, 10

7, 15

3, 11

7, 15

3, 11

8:00

10:30

5, 13

1, 9

5, 13

1, 9

6, 14

2, 10

6, 14

2, 10

7, 15

3, 11

7, 15

3, 11

8, 16

4, 12

8, 16

4, 12

10:00

12:30

6, 14

2, 10

6, 14

2, 10

7, 15

3, 11

7, 15

3, 11

8, 16

4, 12

8, 16

4, 12

9, 1

5, 13

9, 1

5, 13

12:00

14:30

7, 15

3, 11

7, 15

3, 11

8, 16

4, 12

8, 16

4, 12

9, 1

5, 13

9, 1

5, 13

10, 2

6, 14

10, 2

6, 14

14:00

16:30

8, 16

4, 12

8, 16

4, 12

9, 1

5, 13

9, 1

5, 13

10, 2

6, 14

10, 2

6, 14

11, 3

7, 15

11, 3

7, 15
8, 16

16:00

18:30

9, 1

5, 13

9, 1

5, 13

10, 2

6, 14

10, 2

6, 14

11, 3

7, 15

11, 3

7, 15

12, 4

8, 16

12, 4

18:00

20:30

10, 2

6, 14

10, 2

6, 14

11, 3

7, 15

11, 3

7, 15

12, 4

8, 16

12, 4

8, 16

13, 5

9, 1

13, 5

9, 1

20:00

22:30

11, 3

7, 15

11, 3

7, 15

12, 4

8, 16

12, 4

8, 16

13, 5

9, 1

13, 5

9, 1

14, 6

10, 2

14, 6

10, 2

22:00

0:30

12, 4

8, 16

12, 4

8, 16

13, 5

9, 1

13, 5

9, 1

14, 6

10, 2

14, 6

10, 2

15, 7

11, 3

15, 7

11, 3

16th

STAGE 3A
DAYS OF THE MONTH

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

17

18

19

20

21

th

th

th

th

6th
22

st

nd

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

13th

14th

15th

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

16, 8, 12

12, 4, 8

rd

th

th

th

th

th

th

th

st

TIME FROM

TIME TO

0:00

2:30

1, 9, 13

13, 5, 9

9, 1, 5

5, 13, 1

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

10, 2, 6

6, 14, 2

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

11, 3, 7

7, 15, 3

4, 12, 16

2:00

4:30

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

10, 2, 6

6, 14, 2

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

11, 3, 7

7, 15, 3

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

12, 4, 8

8, 16, 4

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

13, 5, 9

9, 1, 5

4:00

6:30

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

11, 3, 7

7, 15, 3

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

12, 4, 8

8, 16, 4

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

13, 5, 9

9, 1, 5

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

10, 2, 6

6:00

8:30

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

12, 4, 8

8, 16, 4

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

13, 5, 9

9, 1, 5

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

10, 2, 6

7, 15, 3

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

11, 3, 7
12, 4, 8

8, 16, 4

8:00

10:30

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

13, 5, 9

9, 1, 5

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

10, 2, 6

7, 15, 3

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

11, 3, 7

8, 16, 4

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

10:00

12:30

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

10, 2, 6

7, 15, 3

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

11, 3, 7

8, 16, 4

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

12, 4, 8

9, 1, 5

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

13, 5, 9

12:00

14:30

7, 15, 3

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

11, 3, 7

8, 16, 4

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

12, 4, 8

9, 1, 5

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

13, 5, 9

10, 2, 6

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

14:00

16:30

8, 16, 4

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

12, 4, 8

9, 1, 5

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

13, 5, 9

10, 2, 6

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

11, 3, 7

7, 15, 3

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

16:00

18:30

9, 1, 5

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

13, 5, 9

10, 2, 6

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

11, 3, 7

7, 15, 3

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

12, 4, 8

8, 16, 4

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

18:00

20:30

10, 2, 6

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

14, 6, 10

11, 3, 7

7, 15, 3

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

12, 4, 8

8, 16, 4

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

13, 5, 9

9, 1, 5

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

20:00

22:30

11, 3, 7

7, 15, 3

3, 11, 15

15, 7, 11

12, 4, 8

8, 16, 4

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

13, 5, 9

9, 1, 5

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

14, 6, 10

10, 2, 6

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

22:00

0:30

12, 4, 8

8, 16, 4

4, 12, 16

16, 8, 12

13, 5, 9

9, 1, 5

5, 13, 1

1, 9, 13

14, 6, 10

10, 2, 6

6, 14, 2

2, 10, 14

15, 7, 11

11, 3, 7

7, 15, 3

3, 11, 15

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

13th

14th

15th

16th

18th

19th

20th

21st

22nd

23rd

24th

25th

26th

27th

28th

29th

30th

31st

STAGE 3B
1

st

DAYS OF THE MONTH

17th

nd

rd

th

th

th

TIME FROM

TIME TO

0:00

2:30

1, 9, 13, 5

1, 9, 13, 5

1, 9, 13, 5

1, 9, 13, 5

2, 10, 14, 6

2, 10, 14, 6

2, 10, 14, 6

2, 10, 14, 6

3, 11, 15, 7

3, 11, 15, 7

3, 11, 15, 7

3, 11, 15, 7

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

2:00

4:30

2, 10, 14, 6

2, 10, 14, 6

2, 10, 14, 6

2, 10, 14, 6

3, 11, 15, 7

3, 11, 15, 7

3, 11, 15, 7

3, 11, 15, 7

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

4:00

6:30

3, 11, 15, 7

3, 11, 15, 7

3, 11, 15, 7

3, 11, 15, 7

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

6:00

8:30

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

4, 12, 16, 8

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11
8, 16, 4, 12

8:00

10:30

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

5, 13, 1, 9

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

10:00

12:30

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

6, 14, 2, 10

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

12:00

14:30

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

7, 15, 3, 11

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

14:00

16:30

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

8, 16, 4, 12

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

16:00

18:30

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

9, 1, 5, 13

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

18:00

20:30

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

10, 2, 6, 14

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

13, 5, 9, 1

13, 5, 9, 1

13, 5, 9, 1

13, 5, 9, 1

20:00

22:30

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

11, 3, 7, 15

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

13, 5, 9, 1

13, 5, 9, 1

13, 5, 9, 1

13, 5, 9, 1

14, 6, 10, 2

14, 6, 10, 2

14, 6, 10, 2

14, 6, 10, 2

22:00

0:30

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

12, 4, 8, 16

13, 5, 9, 1

13, 5, 9, 1

13, 5, 9, 1

13, 5, 9, 1

14, 6, 10, 2

14, 6, 10, 2

14, 6, 10, 2

14, 6, 10, 2

15, 7, 11, 3

15, 7, 11, 3

15, 7, 11, 3

15, 7, 11, 3

* PLEASE NOTE
Based on the national power grid, Eskom may change or suspend
the loadshedding stage at any time.

If power is not restored at the allocated time, please report this

SMS 31220

If loadshedding does not occur in your area as indicated on

the current schedule, it does not mean you will be excluded
next time.

Electricity is needed to power certain city functions e.g. water

reservoir pumps, sewage and drainage. Please use
water sparingly during loadshedding periods.

If you are in areas 17 - 23 or an unshaded area, then view your

schedule at this web address: www.loadshedding.eskom.co.za

During loadshedding treat all electricity appliances carefully as

electricity might turn on at anytime.

Making progress possible. Together.