NATIONAL NEWS - Eskom said load reduction would be implemented across six provinces on Thursday, 24 June 2021, to “avoid network overloading in high-density areas”.
Power cuts have been scheduled in Gauteng, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and North West between 5am and 9am.
In Mpumalanga, power outages have been scheduled from 5am to 7am, and again from 5pm to 7pm.
Eskom load reduction: 24 June 2021
Eskom warns that overloading of the electrical grid “can damage electricity infrastructures by causing explosions of transformers and mini-substations”.
“To avoid overloading the Eskom network and damage to infrastructure in high-density areas prone to network overloading, Eskom will implement load reduction during peak evening hours”.
Eskom urges all customers to report meter bypasses, illegal connections and vandalism of electricity infrastructure on the Eskom Crime Line, 0800 11 27 22.
