The abundant electricity supply will end next week for some Johannesburg residents, according to City Power.
Cold weather has increased the demand for electricity.The abundant electricity supply will end next week for some Johannesburg residents.
The municipal power utility complained that there was a sharp increase in electricity demand causing a burden on the already strained electricity grid.Service delivery warning: Residents owe most of municipalities’ R347bn debt bill “Despite warnings about the constrained electricity network in the city, residents have not reduced their electricity consumption, and energy demand has continued to rise,” the entity said in a statement.This has led to an increase in the demand for electricity especially in the mornings and evenings.
“ The average off-peak consumption at some of our substations has been sitting at 20 MW. Between April and May, consumption shot up by 50%, increasing the off-peak load to 30 MW,” said City Power.City Power said its network was now at critical levels due to continuous demand, which is higher than the electricity equipment can withstand.
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