Joburg, brace yourself for a chilly week ahead 🧊with Emergency Services on high alert as high electricity demands pose a threat to residents⚠️🔌🔥 Eskom loadshedding TheCitizenNews Read the story⬇️
“We urge the residents to continue to look after all heating devices as they try to warm themselves. They must ensure that all heating devices are well looked after and not left unattended in order to prevent fire incidents during this cold front.
“From our side as the emergency management services, we remain on high alert monitoring all seven regions of the city to make sure that we are able to respond to all emergencies that might occur throughout the city,” said Mulaudzi.Meanwhile, the cold weather conditions are also likely to put pressure on the electricity grid as residents use electrical heating appliances to keep warm.
The parastatal said breakdowns amounted to 16 524MW of generating capacity while the generating capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 4 376MW.
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