Eskom areas experiencing morning and evening load reduction include communities across two main blocks.
Western Cape residents will face yet another week of planned power outages by Eskom.
The power utility has announced that load reduction measures will affect multiple areas across the City of Cape Town.
Eskom said the load reduction would run from Tuesday, 27 January, through Saturday, 31 January, targeting areas where the grid is under strain.
“Illegal connections and electricity theft place a heavy burden on transformers,” the utility explained.
“Although load shedding remains suspended, Eskom is implementing load reduction to protect infrastructure.”
The power utility added that persistent pressure on transformers and mini-substations in some communities necessitates load reduction to prevent damage to equipment.
Areas affected
Cape Town residents will have two hours of power cuts, with varying time slots for different block areas.
Phillippi East will have outages from 5am to 7am, while Crossroads will have load reduction twice a day, in the morning and from 5pm to 7pm daily.
Other areas that will have outages during both periods include Klipfontein and Mfuleni.
Morning load reduction (5am-7am) impacts block A areas with the evening schedule (5pm-7pm), affecting the block B areas.
Block A areas:
- Philippi East;
- Crossroads;
- Klipfontein; and
- Mfuleni.
Block B areas:
- Philippi;
- Crossroads;
- Klipfontein;
- Eersterivier;
- Mfuleni;
- Highgate (Silversands);
- Part of Airport Industrial;
- Khaya; and
- Mandela Park (Khayelitsha).
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Load reduction schedule: Tuesday, 27 January – Saturday, 31 January
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