The Cape Town loadshedding schedule for Thursday, 4 April 2024, suggests residents will be protected from outages.
Cape Town loadshedding schedule for Thursday, 4 April 2024
In a statement released on Wednesday, Eskom confirmed that the suspension of loadshedding would be extended until further notice due to “sustained available generation capacity, adequate emergency reserves, and anticipated moderate demand for the week ahead.”
In a statement, the power utility explained that, unless significant changes occur, outages will remain suspended until further notice, with an update expected on Friday.
Therefore, barring any unexpected changes necessitated by unplanned breakdowns at Megawatt Park’s ailing generation fleet, City of Cape Town clients should enjoy no loadshedding, on Thursday.
“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 Thursday, 4 April 2024:
| Time | Cape Town | Eskom |
| 00:00 – 05:00 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| 05:00 – 16:00 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| 16:00 – 20:00 | Suspended* | Suspended* |
| 20:00 – 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.
