Eskom publishes Gauteng load reduction timetable for 27–31 July

Eskom has published a load reduction timetable for parts of Gauteng covering 27 to 31 July 2026, listing the suburbs and the two daily outage windows when power will be restricted.

Two daily windows, targeted high-usage areas

The timetable shows outages are scheduled in two daily windows: a morning slot between 5:00am and 9:00am and an evening slot between 5:00pm and 10:00pm. These measures are described by Eskom as targeting high-usage areas to protect infrastructure from overloading.

“According to Eskom, load reduction differs from load shedding in that it targets specific high-usage areas to protect infrastructure from overloading.”

Day-by-day breakdown (27–31 July)

The schedule lists which labelled blocks (A–J) will be affected each morning and evening. Below are the areas named in Eskom’s published timetable.

Monday, 27 July

• Morning (Block D): Ekangala, Moroka, Klipspruit, Dhlamini and Kagiso.
• Evening (Block C): Soweto Zola, Soweto Jabulani, Dobsonville Ext 7, Naledi and Mabopane C.

Tuesday, 28 July

• Morning (Block A): Ivory Park Ext 10, Kaalfontein Ext 1, 2 and 5, Rabie Ridge, Protea Glen and Kagiso.
• Evening (Blocks B then J): Block B covers Meadowlands West Zone 10, Soweto Dube, Dube Ext 1, Mofolo East and Cosmo City; Block J covers Orange Farm, Stretford Ext 10, Sharpeville, Evaton and Sebokeng Unit 1.

Wednesday, 29 July

• Morning (Block C): Soweto Zola, Soweto Jabulani, Dobsonville Ext 5 and Ext 7, Naledi and Mabopane C.
• Evening (Block D): Ekangala, Moroka, Klipspruit, Dhlamini and Tsakane Ext 11.

Thursday, 30 July

• Morning (Block G): Tsakane Ext 11 and Ext 5, Klippan, Mabopane R Ext 1, Mabopane U Ext 1 and Ga-Rankuwa Unit 8.
• Evening (Block H): Etwatwa Ext 15, Ext 21, Ext 24, Ext 30 and Ext 33.

Friday, 31 July

• Morning (Block E): Mapetla, Protea South, Chiawelo, Protea North and Nooitgedacht.
• Evening (Block F): Cuba, Graceland, Havana, Jetta and Lakeside (Diepkloof and Vereeniging areas).

Rotation and how to check

Eskom’s timetable confirms that all ten blocks, labelled A through J, rotate through the morning and evening windows across July. Residents in the listed suburbs were advised in the schedule to plan around the published times and to download the document provided by Eskom to check whether their area is affected.

To view the full timetable, Eskom made a downloadable document available titled Gauteng_JULY-2026-Load-Reduction-1.