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Good news awaits Joburg City Power customers on load shedding, Cosatu slates Eskomâs Covid-19 excuses
By IOL Reporter
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Johannesburg â There could be good news soon for City Power customers in Johannesburg â who are unfortunate to experience four-hour blocks of continuous load shedding, even under Stage 2.
The power utility said in a tweet on Monday it is negotiating with Johannesburg City Power to reduce the duration of load shedding.
âDue to the interconnectedness with City Power systems, Eskom is engaging with City Power to reduce the duration of load shedding as only areas in Johannesburg are currently experiencing four-hour load shedding,â Eskom said.
Eskom said on Sunday it would continue to implement stage 2 load-shedding on Monday. Image: Eskom
Falling water pressure and vandalism have been reported during load-shedding, as Eskom on Sunday advised that stage 2 power cuts would continue on Monday.
The power utility said it would reduce load-shedding to stage one from 11pm on Sunday until 5am on Monday, but that the return to service of some generation units had been delayed.
“Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 5am tomorrow morning [Monday]. The system remains constrained and vulnerable, and Eskom will give a further update on the power situation tomorrow morning,” the power utility said in a statement.