Eskom to take control of Ekurhuleni's load shedding schedule
Eskom will take control of the load shedding scheduled in Ekurhuleni from Friday.
The utility said on Thursday the decision was taken due to the city’s failure to implement the planned power cuts and reduce its energy load.
The responsibility of load shedding was previously handed over to the city after they agreed to comply with the requirement.
Eskom’s Gauteng spokesperson Amanda Qithi said the utility had complained to the city on more than one occasion.
“The recurrence of Eskom taking over load shedding in Ekurhuleni follows the close monitoring and analysis conducted by the power utility, which shows that the CoE does not reduce the load as required.
“Failure to implement load shedding when required by all electricity distributors, including municipalities, undermines the integrity and stability of the grid, which may lead to higher stages of load shedding.”
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