Eskom urges customers to save electricity this winter season
The power utility said it will step up its public education efforts to ensure that customers stay up to date about the realities around issues of electricity on the ground throughout the winter period.
Eskom has appealed to members of the public to use electricity efficiently to help curb supply interruptions due to the overloading of its electricity infrastructure this coming winter.
According to a statement released by the power utility, Eskom records trends of high energy demand, especially during winter, and particularly during peak periods in the mornings between 05:00 and 09:00 and in the evenings between 17:00 and 21:00.
Eskom has advised customers in the Gauteng province to refrain from illegally connecting to Eskom’s network, vandalising the electricity infrastructure, electricity theft through meter bypasses, meter tampering and illegal vending.
“Not only can these activities result in severe injuries and fatalities, but they overload the electricity network and damage cables, transformers, and mini-substations, which ultimately leads to prolonged power outages,” explained Eskom.
Eskom’s Gauteng Cluster senior manager for customer services Daphne Mokwena said, “We urge customers to collaborate with us in managing their consumption by switching off non-essential appliances such as heaters and geysers during the evening peak period and to consider using alternative heating methods. While continuing with work to sustain services, we will also intensify credit management, revenue collection and energy losses reduction efforts to ensure that we stay afloat to meet our financial obligations.”
The power utility assured its customers that it will step up its public education efforts to ensure that customers stay up to date about the realities around issues of electricity on the ground throughout the winter period.
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