No load shedding today and tomorrow

Eskom is not load shedding today and does not anticipate that there will be any load shedding tomorrow as additional units have been returned from maintenance.

If customers experience power outages during this period, we advise that they contact their electricity providers as it could be a localised problem.

The risk of load shedding has reduced significantly and the prognosis for the week is better than expected.

The system will be under extreme pressure on Wednesday and Thursday as the water reserves that we built up over the weekend for our peaking plants will be depleted.

Eskom is pleased to announce that work at Majuba Power Station has progressed better than anticipated.

Teams have worked non-stop since the incident on Saturday and have been able to connect coal feeder units which have enabled us to ramp up the supply from 600MW to 1 200 MW.

Eskom would like to thank customers who have heeded the call to use electricity sparingly.

Once again, we appeal to consumers to reduce their electricity usage throughout the day, but especially from 18h00 to 22h00.

Eskom calls on all South Africans to pull together over the next few months and use electricity sparingly by “Living Lightly” this summer.

Less is more this summer and homeowners and businesses can do so with just four steps: first, switching off geysers and pool pumps; second, switching off non-essential lights; third, efficient use of air-conditioners by keeping the room temperature at 23⁰C; and finally, responding to the alerts on TV each evening.