The power utility will ramp up its demand side management initiatives to better manage the supply and demand of electricity in South Africa.
Eskom says it will be ramping up its demand side management initiatives in order to better manage the supply and demand of electricity in South Africa.During the Indaba, the power utility’s board chairperson, Mpho Makwana, said the DSM initiatives assist the power utility to reduce pressure on the system during peak hours as well as give consumers the opportunity to save on electricity bills.
The power utility has embarked on several initiatives such as energy saving through promoting the use of compact fluorescent lights, energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation and energy storage. “DSM is not a South African concept. It is a global phenomenon with the best-in-class countries already using technology to manage demand,” Makwana said.
He called on all South Africans and those doing business in South Africa to implement power-saving initiatives in order to assist the power utility to reduce the strain on the power grid.
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