South Africa’s power utilities company, Eskom has announced that it will implement load reduction on Monday, 31 August, 2020 in Free State from 06:00 to 09:00.
A statement issued on Sunday said the move is intended to avoid overloading Eskom network and damage to infrastructure in high density areas that are prone to network overloading.
“To avoid overloading the Eskom network and damage to our infrastructure in high-density areas that are prone to network overloading, Eskom will implement load reduction during the evening peak hours of Monday, 31 August 2020,” Eskom said.
The implementation of load reduction will take effect from 06:00 until 09:00.
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The load reduction will be implemented in Lejweleputswa and Thabo Mofutsanyana Districts.
Eskom Load Reduction Notice
Date: 30 August 2020#Eskom_FreeState will implement load reduction on Monday, 31 August 2020 from 06h00 to 09h00. See statement for areas affected pic.twitter.com/6Dz8E7Vjuo
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) August 30, 2020