South Africa, Eskom Assures Public, it will meet Increase Demand in Power Generating.

ESKOM on Tuesday appeared confident of being able to meet a second day of increased demand as many businesses opened for a second day in 2016.

 

The utility used its Twitter account — @Eskom–SA — to announce in the morning: "There is no load shedding expected today."

South African: Eskom calls power cut truce with municipalities

ESKOM has agreed not to implement power cuts to a handful of Eastern Cape municipalities, after a lengthy meeting resulted in a truce.

 

"They have come to an agreement with the municipalities, and as a result we are not going to be affected by the power interruption which was scheduled for 5pm," Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe told EWN on Tuesday.