Eskom has urged South Africans to use electricity conservatively during peak hour periods when the country experiences high energy consumption, typically from 5pm to 9pm:
where various measures to help the state-owned power utility reduce power cuts were discussed.
Makwana said, ‘The effective implementation of the DSM programmes could create a win-win situation – reducing pressure on the power system and enabling consumers to realise cost savings by being more energy conscious and reducing their consumption without affecting business productivity or quality of life.’
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni declared that implementing DSM measures has proven to be effective in mitigating peak demand and encouraging energy conservation. Ntshavheni went on to explain that the DSM’s objective is to preserve roughly 1,000MW of electricity, equivalent to one stage of loadshedding.
Eskom has reportedly made notable progress in several of its DSM initiatives, such as energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation, and energy storage.
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