According to the utility, unlike load shedding, load limiting does not completely cut off the power to the customer. Instead, the user is asked to limit their consumption.
By April 2024, City Power will have fully refurbished and recommissioned the open cycle gas turbine at the John Ware substation to provide at least 50MW of electricity to the grid in Gauteng.
Several Johannesburg hospitals avoided having their lights switched off after City Power decided not to follow through on its threats to cut electricity to defaulting institutions.
In an effort to mitigate the constant power outages in Gauteng, City Power says it will be installing solar-powered high mast lights at some municipalities from next month.
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