IN TWEETS: Twitter users share frustration as Eskom’s pilot programme fails Sandton CBD
SANDTON – Roads in and out of Sandton CBD were absolutely gridlocked yesterday when the load shedding schedule was abruptly extended by two hours.
Sandton CBD came to a complete standstill yesterday afternoon (3 February) when the block’s load shedding schedule was unexpectedly extended by two hours into peak afternoon traffic.
Eskom announced that it will be implementing Stage 2 rotational load shedding until 6am on Thursday, 6 February with the exception that it would suspend power cuts during peak traffic hours.
“Suspending load shedding during the peak traffic hours is a pilot programme aimed at achieving an appropriate Load shedding Philosophy for the country,” the utility noted in a press statement.
Multiple users took to Twitter to share their thoughts:
https://twitter.com/Iam_SimplyRobyn/status/1224361818430287877?s=20
This didn’t help. Sandton is gridlocked. Traffic lights are not working. https://t.co/IeDDBM48aL
— Mbali (@beautiful_fleur) February 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/OboikanyoK/status/1224356800058871809?s=20
Traffic light outages have Sandton in a tailspin. EVERYTHING is gridlocked ☹️☹️☹️☹️
— Bonga (@_Bonga) February 3, 2020
Related article:
https://sandtonchronicle.co.za/247775/city-power-implements-stage-2-load-shedding/
