Eskom confirms Gauteng load-reduction schedule for the week check your block and outage times

Editor’s note: This draft was corrected to remove an incorrect Tuesday morning listing that previously included Block G: Tsakane Ext 5 and 11, Zithobeni, Hebron, Rietvlei and Moseleke. That line was not present in the cited source and has been removed.

Eskom will continue planned load reduction in selected parts of Gauteng this week, with outage windows listed as 05:00–09:00 and 17:00–22:00 each day, the Citizen reported on 6 October 2026.

Who is affected

The Citizen says Eskom reported on 2 October that seven provinces were then free of load reduction and that 493,243 Gauteng customers were no longer affected. The publication attributed the weekly block schedule to Eskom.

This week’s block timetable

Below is the schedule published by the Citizen from Eskom’s listing. Times shown are 05:00–09:00 (morning) and 17:00–22:00 (evening).

Tuesday

• Morning (05:00–09:00) Block J: Orange Farm, Sharpeville, Drumblade, Sebokeng and Vosloorus Ext 2.
• Evening (17:00–22:00) Block F: Diepkloof Zones 1–6, Orlando East, Soweto, Mocoseng and Spruit View B.

Wednesday

• Morning Block A: Garankuwa, Ivory Park Ext 10, Kaalfontein, Rabie Ridge and Protea City.
• Evening Block B: Dube, Meadowlands Zone 6, Hillsview-East, Cosmo City and Diepsloot West.

Thursday

• Morning Block C: Kopanong, Mabopane, Winterveldt Ward 2, Jabulani and Emdeni.
• Evening Block D: Moroka, Dhlamini, Klipspruit, Chiawelo and Kagiso.

Friday

• Morning Block F: Diepkloof, Orlando East, Soweto, Nomzamo and Spruit View B.
• Evening Blocks I and J: Block I: Monise, Mokoena, Ramakonopi, Radebe and Vosloorus; Block J: Orange Farm, Sharpeville, Drumblade, Sebokeng and Vosloorus Ext 2.

Saturday

• Morning Block H: Vereeniging, Sharpeville, Evaton, Sebokeng Proper and Daveyton.
• Evening Block G: Tsakane, Zithobeni, Hebron, Rietvlei and Moseleke.

Sunday

• Morning Blocks J and I: the same areas listed above for those blocks.
• Evening Block E: Mapetla, Protea South, Chiawelo, Protea North and Naledi.

Monday, 12 October

The Citizen notes the order reverses on Monday: Block D is scheduled for the morning (05:00–09:00) and Block C for the evening (17:00–22:00).

Notes and source

The Citizen attributed the schedule to Eskom and included a caveat that Friday is listed under the weekend schedule while the article also provides Friday-specific details. The article did not include a separate City Power statement. Readers are advised to check Eskom or City Power updates for any corrections or changes.

Source: The Citizen (6 October 2026), citing Eskom.