Category Archives: ERCID News

Keep your business running with the Load Shedding Curtailment Programme

The Elsies River area is now formally part of the Load Curtailment programme of the City of Cape Town.

Elsies River Industrial (as seen in the footprint area below) is currently excluded from loadshedding as part of the City of Cape Town’s load curtailment programme. The load curtailment programme allows customers to be excluded from loadshedding in exchange for a predefined load curtailment.

Elsie's River Industrial Footprint Area

All companies are required to perform the necessary load reduction as per ESKOM loadshedding stages between the hours of 06:00 till 22:00 weekdays.

  • Stage 1&2 – 10%
  • Stage 3 – 15%
  • Stage 4 – 20%
  • Stage 5&6 – 30%       

A maximum of 3 violations out of ten daily assessed curtailment event days will be allowed before the area or the individual company is removed from the curtailment programme. A new application will need to be made describing the corrective actions that have been implemented to prevent future violations.

Please see below link that will subscribe you to an automated email notification of the Curtailment stages.

CoCT Load Curtailment Programme Notification Subscriber

Load Shedding Curtailment Programme Elsie's River

First quarter 2023 updates & meet our manager

2023 is well underway and as we embark on a year set to take our Elsie’s River City Improvement District to new heights, we introduce you to our manager and share some important reminders from ERCID and the City.

As always, our focus remains on developing a safe, accessible and welcoming urban ecosystem for all workers, visitors and community members in our district. We are firmly committed to supporting the property and business owners in our locality, and our aim is to build upon last year’s successes by strengthening and enhancing our services.

Meet our Elsie’s River City Improvement District manager!

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Welcoming a new year, new challenges and new triumphs

As we charge into 2022, there is undeniable trepidation surrounding the new challenges and triumphs the year will bring. This year we will continue to create an urban ecosystem that is safe, accessible and inviting to all the workers, visitors and community members of our district. As in years before, we are unwavering in our commitment to the property and business owners of our area and intend to consolidate and elevate our services based on the successes of last year.  

In 2022 we strive to:  

  • Create a safe and clean public environment by addressing issues of maintenance and by cleaning our streets, pavements and public spaces.  
  • Increase public safety through proactive visible patrolling and by supporting the efforts of the SAPS, City of Cape Town and private security providers.  
  • Manage existing and new public infrastructure for the future benefit of our community members.   
  • Decrease property-related crime to protect community members through our security-related partnerships and to protect property values to attract new investment to the area.  
  • Support the promotion of the businesses in our area by implementing urban greening, promoting energy efficiency initiatives, widening our recycling networks and bettering our risk and disaster management services.  
  • Support and promote social responsibility in the area and assist with the management and upliftment of people living on the streets.  
  • Encourage the maintenance and upgrading of private properties and public spaces in the area. 

We believe in the heart of our institution that the challenges we face are not insurmountable. 

Together with the City of Cape Town, our partners, outreach initiatives and local business owners, we will continue to strive towards reinvigorating our urban environment. Ultimately, together we can create a stable, safe, clean area that is prosperous for our community both economically and socially.  

Headlines from the City  

The City of Cape Town warns you to be aware of scammers posing as electricity officials to gain access to your wallet and home. All officials will have an identification card with the City logo, with their name and surname and a photo. If you have any doubts call the COCT on 0860 103 089 to confirm their ID and work order number. 

The City of Cape Town urges their suppliers to be cautious of fake Request for Quotation (RFQ) emails sent to them as if it is being sent from the City. Please report any suspicious emails to the City for further investigation.  

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