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Eskom urges customers to continue using electricity sparingly, no load-shedding today
JOBURG – Eskom said that the emergency reserves are at adequate levels as additional generation units have returned to service this morning.
Eskom announced today (26 February) that it did not expect to implement rotational load-shedding today.
The power utility said the emergency reserves were at adequate levels. “Additional generation units have returned to service this morning, increasing the generation capacity and alleviating the need for load-shedding. However, as the system remains constrained, vulnerable and unpredictable, we request customers to continue using electricity sparingly to help curb demand.”
Eskom explained that unplanned outages or breakdowns were at 11 707MW as at 6.40am this morning while planned maintenance is 4 552MW.
The power utility requested that customers continue to use electricity sparingly by doing the following:
- Set air-conditioners’ average temperature at 23ºC
- Switch off your geysers over peak periods
- Use the cold water tap rather than using the geyser every time
- Set your swimming pool pump cycle to run twice a day, three hours at a time
- At the end of the day, turn off computers, copiers, printers and fax machines at the witch.
We appeal to customers to revisit their loadshedding schedules on the Eskom (https://loadshedding.eskom.co.za) or local municipal websites, depending on their electricity supplier, to review amendments.
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https://alexnews.co.za/152814/load-shedding-may-implemented-short-notice-generation-system-stable-now/
