Prepare for loadshedding

Stage one rotational loadshedding is currently being implemented.

It will continue until 10pm tonight (Sunday) to preserve emergency resources.

Customers are reminded to treat all electrical points as live during loadshedding.

Customers are advised to check their loadshedding schedules on the Eskom website or on their municipal website

(www.ekurhuleni.gov.za), and to plan on the assumption that loadshedding will take place.

Eskom appeals to residents and businesses to use electricity sparingly during this period.

Residents are advised to switch off geysers, as well as all non-essential lighting and electricity appliances to assist in reducing demand.

For Eskom customers, these schedules are available on the Eskom website (loadshedding.eskom.co.za).

Eskom customers can also contact the customer contact centre on 0860 037 566.

Customers should note that some municipalities take longer to restore load once loadshedding is terminated.

This is to allow for switching off the network in a way that will not damage the power system.

If customers experience outages for longer periods than announced, please contact your supplier (Eskom or your municipality) as this may be a localised power outage.