Cape Town’s loadshedding schedule will be suspended on Monday, 13 May 2024.
Cape Town loadshedding schedule for Monday, 13 May 2024
In a statement released on Sunday, Eskom confirmed that the suspension of loadshedding would be extended past 39 days due to “ongoing sustained improvements in generation performance.”
“The notable and consistent improvements in generation performance have enabled the continued suspension of loadshedding, which has not been implemented for 46 days,” the utility said.
Moreover, the loadshedding outlook for the week ahead suggests outages may remain suspended as Eskom expects to return a total of 1 520MW of generation capacity to service by Monday evening.
As it stands, clients connected to the City of Cape Town should enjoy a day without rotational blackouts.
“We are doing all we can to protect you where possible, but non-stop loadshedding at high stages impacts our ability to protect,” the City wrote.
Here’s a look at the Cape Town loadshedding schedule for Monday, 13 May 2024:
| Time | Cape Town | Eskom |
| 00:00 – 05:00 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| 05:00 – 16:00 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| 16:00 – 22:00 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| 22:00 – 00:00 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
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.
