No load shedding planned for Saturday

29 August 2015 - 15:04 By RDM News Wire

No load shedding is planned for Saturday which means that Eskom has managed to keep the lights on for 20 consecutive days. “Eskom does not anticipate that there will be a need to load shed today as the power system is currently stable. However‚ the system remains vulnerable‚ meaning that any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate the need to implement load shedding‚” the power utility said.It added: “Eskom has met the country’s electricity demand while operating its generation fleet in a sustainable manner for almost three weeks‚ resulting in no load shedding for 20 consecutive days.”However‚ it appealed to consumers to continue to reduce their electricity usage throughout the day as well as be aware of the need to save more during the peak periods from 6am to 10am and 5pm to 9pm.“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.”..

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