Friday,
17 January 2020: The risk of
loadshedding is low today as there is enough capacity to meet the forecasted
demand. The power system is showing improvement with generation units
performing better and the level of breakdowns slowly declining. Unplanned
outages were at 11 374MW as at 6:00 this morning.
The
current performance of the system has allowed Eskom to preserve its emergency
resources. Our teams continue to work to reduce the incidents of breakdowns to
below 9 500MW in order to increase available capacity and limit the risk
of loadshedding.
We
are monitoring the system closely and we will continue to give periodic updates
on the status of the power system as things may change at short notice. We ask
customers to continue to use electricity wisely to assist us to avoid or limit
the level of loadshedding.
When
you are at home, you spend most of your time in your living areas and bedrooms:
·
Always switch off
lights in unoccupied rooms.
·
Unplug all
appliances you are not using.
·
Don’t leave
computers, TVs, iPads and other electronic devices on standby – if you do these
devices use up to 15% of the power they normal 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.
·
Open windows and
doors to allow cool breeze to circulate through the house, delay switching on
your air-conditioner.
·
If you have to
switch on the air-conditioner, keep it at a comfortable 23ºC.
ENDS