At least two areas in Krugersdorp namely Kagiso and Rietvallei will be affected. Photo: Manuel Will on Unsplash. For illustrative purposes.
Eskom has announced today, September 6 that load reduction will be implemented from 17:00 to 22:00 to avoid network overloading in high-density areas.
Areas on the West Rand to be affected are Fleurhof, Kagiso, Rand Leases Gold Mine, Rietvallei, Robertville Ext 1,3,4,5,10 and Stormill Ext 9.
In a press release, Eskom said, “During the load reduction implementation, customers are urged to switch off all their electrical appliances to avoid possible damage due to power surges when supply returns.
Failure to do so may lead to transformer trips or failures, and damages to household appliances when supply is restored. Please do not report this outage.”
Communities are encouraged to report meter bypasses, illegal connections and vandalism of the electricity infrastructure on the Eskom Crime-Line number: 0800 11 27 22.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
