Pretoria - Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 4pm, said the paraststal on Tuesday.
“Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 16:00 today, which is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening. This is due to a shortage of generation capacity as several units are currently out of service due to planned and unplanned outages,” said Eskom.
Any additional changes on the already vulnerable and constrained power system could lead to a change in the stage of load shedding at short notice.
“Eskom would like to assure customers that load shedding is a necessary measure to protect the power system.
“Eskom calls on all customers to reduce the load on the electricity grid by urgently switching off geysers, air conditioners, pool pumps and all non-essential appliances throughout the day, which will reduce the severity of load shedding.”
Commercial customers, particularly shopping centres and office blocks, can also make a big difference by switching off non-essential lights and not leaving office equipment such as photocopiers and computers in standby mode after hours.
Eskom will use the published load shedding schedules which are available on the Eskom website (http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za) for Eskom customers.
Eskom customers can also contact the customer call centre on 0860 037 566 while municipal customers should contact their municipalities for information. – SAnews.gov.za
