Eskom has called on all South Africans to pull together over the next few months and use electricity sparingly by "Living Lightly" this summer as it continues its planned maintenance on generating units. "The power system will remain tight until new generating capacity comes on stream and essential generation maintenance is done. Eskom calls on all electricity consumers to reduce their electricity usage as we move further into summer and continue with planned maintenance on the generating … [Read more...] about Eskom asks us to ‘live lightly’
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And in News That you Don’t Want to Hear but Expected to – Eskom warns of rolling power cuts
South Africans have been urged to use electricity sparingly and switch off all non-essential appliances as Eskom warns of possible electricity load-shedding that could last until March. While the power utility had not confirmed reports of imminent power outages, it did indicate on its website that there was a risk of power cuts. "Summer is the season to do power station maintenance. The risk of power outages is high and we are asking all South Africans to switch off all non-essential … [Read more...] about And in News That you Don’t Want to Hear but Expected to – Eskom warns of rolling power cuts
