POWER ALERT 1
Thursday, 6 March 2014: Eskom has declared an emergency at 06:00 this morning and has asked key industrial customers to reduce load by 10% as from 08:00. Eskom calls on consumers to urgently switch off geysers, pool pumps and all non-essential appliances this morning to prevent the need for rotational load shedding. The power system is very tight. This risk has increased significantly due to the heavy rains over the last few day and an increase in technical problems experienced at some of Eskom's power stations.
In the event that load shedding becomes necessary, Eskom will use the published load shedding schedules which are available on the Eskom website (see here) for Eskom customers. Eskom customers can also contact our customer call centre 0860 037 566.
Should the demand decrease over this period, load shedding will not be implemented. Eskom will provide regular updates on the status of the power system through all media platforms.
UPDATE:
POWER ALERT 2
Eskom implements loadshedding
Thursday, 06 March 2014: Eskom will start implementing rotational loadshedding from 09:00 this morning according to the published load shedding schedules available here for Eskom customers. Municipal customers need to contact their own municipalities for the correct schedules. Eskom customers can also contact our customer call centre on 0860 037 566.
Eskom calls on consumers to urgently switch off geysers, pool pumps and all non essential appliances throughout the day to rurther reduce the impact of rotational load shedding.
We anticipate that we will be load shedding until 22:00 tonight. However, should we receive the necessary savings from all our customers and the situation improves, we will terminate load shedding earlier.
Customers are cautioned to treat all electrical connections as live during this period.
Eskom will provide regular updates on the status of the power system through all media platforms.
Eskom had declared an emergency at 06:00 this morning and asked key industrial customers to reduce load by 10%.
Statements issued by Eskom, March 6 2014
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