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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town \u2013 The City of Cape Town has said Eskom\u2019s uninterrupted load shedding could make it difficult for the City to protect its customers fully or even from one stage of load shedding.<\/p>\n

Eskom\u2019s latest round of load shedding came into effect from 12 noon on Thursday and will last until 11pm on Sunday, January 17.<\/p>\n

However, the City said unlike previous rounds of load shedding, it appears to be one continuous episode with no breaks, especially at night \u2013 which is when the City usually replenishes reserves and capacity for the next day.<\/p>\n

Mayoral committee member for Energy and Climate, Phindile Maxiti said this occurred because there would be insufficient time to generate sufficient excess capacity from the City\u2019s Steenbras Hydro Pump Station at night, while at the same time also replenishing necessary reserves.<\/p>\n

The City of Cape Town is awaiting further input from Eskom.<\/p>\n

Maxiti said: \u201cThe City has always ensured that additional reserve capacity is available to assist its customers during load shedding, especially during the daytime when there is a higher impact on residents and businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen at night, when load shedding was suspended in the past, the City would replenish capacity to ensure that it can assist residents and businesses again the next day, during the higher economic impact daytime hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a really tough choice that the City has to make regarding when it applies any reserves that it has to limit the impact on customers\u2019 and livelihoods.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage residents to be extra vigilant to safeguard themselves and their properties during load shedding, especially at night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maxiti said the City would continue to do its best to reduce the impact on its customers wherever possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank our customers for their support and understanding during this difficult time of a pandemic as well as the added pressure brought on by Eskom’s load shedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe City continues to call on national government to expedite the processes related to independent power producers and the City remains committed to do everything in its power to reduce the heavy dependency on Eskom, as per the current South African energy regime,\u201d Maxiti said.<\/p>\n

The City is thus using the reserve capacity it has to assist with a stage of load shedding during the daytime only, where possible.<\/p>\n

Currently, the situation for City-supplied customers is:<\/p>\n

15 January<\/b><\/p>\n

Available City reserves will be reviewed later on Friday afternoon and City customers will be updated as soon as possible ahead of the weekend\u2019s expected load shedding.<\/p>\n

Eskom customers are on Stage 2.<\/p>\n

The City has asked residents continue to reduce energy usage by switching off all non-essential electrical appliances; pool pumps; air conditioners and reduce your geyser temperature.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us know if your power remains off for longer than what the load shedding schedule mentions. If the City is not alerted to this, it may cause delays with the reinstatement of power in an affected area.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease note that during times of load shedding, service requests increase substantially and this may cause some delays,\u201d the City said.<\/p>\n

The City added it was also being impacted by load shedding and Covid-19 which was affecting its turnaround times and causing delays with SMS and email service channels.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to Covid-19 positive cases in the electricity call centre and some deports, in accordance with regulations, there are some reduced staff complements and this may impact on turnaround times.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe City is doing its best to resolve service requests as fast as humanly possible,\u201d the City said.<\/p>\n

Residents can access that City\u2019s service channels via their call Centre at 0860 103 089 or via SMS: 31220 (standard charges apply).<\/p>\n

They can also go online, www.capetown.gov.za\/servicerequests, and the City\u2019s smart living resources are available at https:\/\/bit.ly\/Smartliving2020 and https:\/\/bit.ly\/CCT-SLAuditGuide<\/p>\n

Cape Argus<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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