Low risk of load-shedding for today (23 January)

Eskom has said in a statement that the risk of low-shedding for today (23 January) is low, even though the system is still constrained.

The unplanned outages have been rising over the past few days and were at 14 301 MW at 8am this morning. “Our technicals teams are working hard to return the units that were on planned maintenance and those that experience breakdowns in order to increase availability capacity.”

#POWERALERT 1
Date: 23 January 2020

Power system constrained this morning but loadshedding risk low @SABCNewsOnline @eNCA @ewnupdates @IOL @TimesLIVE @SowetanLIVE @dailymaverick @News24 @TheSAnews pic.twitter.com/OxrUQLVxaC

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) January 23, 2020

Eskom encourages the public to continue to use electricity wisely with the following tips:

• Always switch off lights in unoccupied rooms.
• Unplug all appliances you are not using.
• Don’t leave computers, TVs and iPads on standby, if you do, these appliances use up to 15 per cent of the power they normally use when on.
• Keep curtains and blinds open during the day to optimise natural light and postpone switching on electric lights until it gets dark.
• In summer, open windows and doors to allow a cool breeze to circulate through the house. This delays switching on the air conditioner.
• If you have to switch on the conditioner, keep it at a comfortable 22°C. Ideally, the difference between the inside and outside temperatures should not be more than 10°C.

Visit www.eskom.co.za for detailed information on electricity savings tips.

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