Embattled electricity provider Eskom has announced this morning that it will implement stage 1 load shedding from 09:00 today and will continue until 22:00 this evening.
According to Eskom this was due ‘to a shortage of generation capacity as several units are currently out of service due to planned and unplanned outages’.
Eskom has also called on all customers to reduce the load on the electricity grid by switching off geysers, air conditioners, pool pumps and all non-essential appliances throughout the day.
They have also called on commercial customers, such as businesses, especially those in shopping centres and office blocks to switch off all non-essential lights and to switch off office equipment like computers and photocopiers and not leave them in standby mode.
For more information on load shedding in your area, click here or phone 012-427-2111.
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