May 3, 2008 – 1:50 pm
Eskom is to suspend scheduled load shedding from Monday, May 5th, said the utility’s chief executive officer Jacob Maroga on Wednesday.
He said: “Recent savings, particularly from industry, have shown that it should be possible to achieve this objective sustainably through a concerted and committed effort by all of us.”
A team of senior Eskom executives and top officials of municipalities from around South Africa is to meet early next week to discuss the way forward in driving further energy savings to meet the national target.
However, Eskom warned that if the national grid came under unexpected pressure, there might be occasions where brief periods of power cuts could be required.
Moving into Winter, a time of heavy demand on the grid, this would spell more unpredictable power outages than what we have seen during the recent pre-emptive load shedding.
MyEnergy is dedicated to remaining on top of these recent developments and providing its users with the most accurate information we can. We will continue to monitor for load shedding activity and continue to warn our users before their power goes out.
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