Scheduled load reduction to hit Gauteng from 17 to 24 August

Gauteng residents will face scheduled load reduction across the province from Monday 17 August through Monday 24 August, with outages set to run in two daily windows and rotate through ten designated blocks covering suburbs from Soweto to the Vaal.

When the outages will run

The scheduled reductions are planned in two daily windows. Morning outages are set for 5:00am to 9:00am and evening outages for 5:00pm to 10:00pm, on different days for different blocks.

Which areas are affected

The programme rotates through ten blocks. The schedule published for the week lists the following block allocations:

• Monday – Block A (5am–9am): Ivory Park Extension 8 and 10; Kaalfontein Extension 1, 2 and 5; Rabie Ridge; Duduza; Protea Glen. Block B (5pm–10pm): Dube and Dube Extension 1; Mofolo East, West and South; Meadowlands Zone 6, 7 and 8; Luipaardsvlei; Riverside.
• Tuesday – Block C (5am–9am): Dobsonville and Dobsonville Extension 5 and 7; Naledi; Mabopane C, E, U, W, V and X; Mabopane M Extension 2; Winterveldt Ward 2 and 13. Block D (5pm–10pm): Rethabiseng; Kudube; Moroka; Dhlamini and Klipspruit; Chiawelo; Kagiso.
• Wednesday – Block F (5am–9am): Cuba; Graceland; Havana; Jetta; Lakeside and Palm Springs; Diepkloof and Diepkloof Zone 1, 2 and 6; Orlando East; Soweto Nomzamo; Spruit View. Evening (5pm–10pm) will run two blocks simultaneously: Block I covering Monise; Mokoena and Mavimbela; Zuma and Ramakonopi East; Mfundo Park Extension 30B; Vosloorus A and B; Vosloorus Extension 4, 9, 10, 16, 23, 31 and 32; and Block J covering Orange Farm and Orange Farm Extension 1 to 4 and 8; Stretford Extension 2 to 10; Sharpeville and Sharpeville Outlying; Evaton and Evaton Central; Sebokeng Unit 1, 7, 8 and 12.
• Thursday – Block H (5am–9am): Vereeniging Sharpeville; Sebokeng Unit 3, 7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19; Sebokeng East; Westside Park West; Daveyton Extension 2, 3 and 4. Block G (5pm–10pm): Tsakane Extension 5 and 11; Klippan; Mabopane U and B; Mabopane Part 19 SP; Winterveldt Extension 3; Ga-Rankuwa.
• Friday – Morning (5am–9am) will run two blocks: Block J (Orange Farm and surrounding Vaal areas) and Block I (the same suburbs listed for Wednesday evening). Evening (5pm–10pm): Block E affecting Mapetla; Protea South; Chiawelo; Protea North; Nooitgedacht.
• Saturday – Block D (5am–9am) covering Rethabiseng; Kudube; Moroka; Dhlamini and Klipspruit; Chiawelo; Kagiso. Block C (5pm–10pm) affecting Dobsonville; Naledi; Mabopane C, E, U, W, V and X; Mabopane M Extension 2; Winterveldt Ward 2 and 13.
• Sunday – Block A (5am–9am) covering Ivory Park Extension 8 and 10; Kaalfontein Extension 1, 2 and 5; Rabie Ridge; Duduza; Protea Glen. Evening (5pm–10pm) will combine Block B (Dube, Mofolo East/West/South, Meadowlands Zone 6–8, Luipaardsvlei, Riverside) and Block J (Orange Farm and surrounding Vaal areas).
• Monday (24 August) – Block C (5am–9am) followed by Block D (5pm–10pm), repeating the suburbs listed for Tuesday 18 August.

Broader context

The published schedule notes that the Eastern Cape recently became the seventh province removed from load reduction schedules, and that 1.2 million customers or 71% of those originally affected now have stable power. It also states that Gauteng and KwaZulu‑Natal are the last provinces to remain on the programme and that Eskom is on track to eliminate load reduction completely by 2027.

What this means for residents

Residents in the listed suburbs should expect the specified morning and evening outage windows on the days shown. The schedule rotates across blocks so outages affect different areas on different days.