{"id":91092,"date":"2015-06-05T09:05:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T07:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=91092"},"modified":"2015-06-05T09:05:26","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T07:05:26","slug":"increase-in-electricity-demand-caused-by-cold-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/06\/05\/increase-in-electricity-demand-caused-by-cold-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase in electricity demand caused by cold weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the resurfacing of a viral statement about an imminent blackout in the country Eskom<\/a> has release a statement stating these claims are nothing but a malicious hoax, aimed at creating unnecessary panic.<\/p>\n

“The national power system has multiple layers of manual and automatic protection in place in order to prevent a national blackout from occurring.<\/p>

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\u201cLoad shedding is one of the mechanisms implemented by the system operator to protect the power system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe eventuality of a blackout occurring is therefore remote,” said Eskom\u2019s acting chief executive Brian Molefe.<\/p>

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It is reported that the country\u2019s power system is currently stable, with no load shedding implemented in the past seven days.<\/p>\n

But,\u00a0the company has warned that\u00a0load shedding prognosis will be high for this evening with the cold weather increasing the demand for electricity.<\/p>\n

For this reason the\u00a0company has urged consumers to continue to use electricity efficiently in order to minimise the risk of load shedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cEfficient electricity us is particularly important as we are currently experiencing cold weather across the country,\u201d added Molefe.<\/p>\n

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