Gauteng residents face new power cuts while Eskom celebrates stability
The City of Johannesburg announced over the weekend that it would be working to reduce the load on its grid starting on MondayWhile Eskom continues to celebrate keeping the lights on for more than two months, Gauteng’s metro residents cannot join in the celebrations, since Tshwane and Johannesburg have reintroduced their own version of power cuts in the form of load reduction.
The measures the metro is introducing include using its smart meter and ripple relay systems to cut electricity to geysers in homes where the systems are under threat, reducing load at substations with higher consumption and those under threat, and intensifying cut-off operations against illegal connections.
“The decision to initiate load reduction follows extensive efforts to encourage customers to use electricity wisely and efficiently in recent weeks. Despite warnings about the constrained electricity network in the city, residents have not reduced their electricity consumption, and energy demand has continued to rise,” the statement said.
The inclement weather has resulted in an increase in consumer electricity demand, and the available grid is unable to cope with the strain.
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