South African households and businesses are using generators to keep the power on amid the country's worsening load shedding crisis. These users need to take extra care.
But unlike battery-operated solutions, generators consuming petrol or diesel to produce power need to be constantly monitored.
Back-up power produced by petrol and diesel generators has become popular, especially among businesses, amid Eskom's inability to supply the country with stable electricity. South Africa was plunged into Stage 6 load shedding on Tuesday – set to return on Wednesday evening – because of unexpected breakdowns, routine maintenance, and, more recently, a strike by disgruntled plant workers..
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