Public could be sitting in the dark during festive season
Eskom says there's a high risk of possible blackouts later in the week and over the weekend.
Eskom says it may have no choice but to cut power once again regardless of a huge effort to prevent the blackouts.
The utility has been battling with several problems, including an increased demand of supply due to a shortage of diesel and water reserves for the gas turbines and water pumps at its Majuba Power Station in Mpumalanga.
The weekend loadshedding was taken to restore water and diesel reserves and allow maintenance at the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric power station in Mozambique, where South Africa imports a portion of its electricity from.
Eskom said the electricity system will remain constrained this week requiring use of emergency reserves (water and diesel power plants) to meet demand especially during peak hours and any unforeseen technical problems at power stations or an increase in demand due to weather conditions could necessitate the implementation of rotational load shedding.
Eskom calls on consumers to switch off geysers, air conditioners, pool pumps and all non-essential appliances throughout the day to reduce pressure on the power system.
In the event that load shedding becomes necessary, Eskom will use the published load shedding schedules which are available on the Eskom website https://loadshedding.eskom.co.za.
Eskom customers can also contact the customer centre on 0860 037 566.
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