POWER ALERT 2

Date: 10 February 2020

Stage 1 rotational loadshedding will be suspended at 06:00 tomorrow and will

resume at 09:00

Monday, 10 February 2020: Eskom will continue to implement Stage 1 rotational

loadshedding until 06:00 tomorrow and will resume at 09:00 (Tuesday), owing to a
shortage of generating capacity. Stage 1 will be suspended from 06:00 to 09:00 to assist
customers and to provide ease from the morning road traffic congestion.

Our teams are working hard to reduce unplanned outages or breakdowns, which were at
11 875MW as at 15:50 this afternoon. Eskom has been using emergency water reserves
for its hydro pumped storage and diesel for its open cycle gas turbines today to
supplement the shortage in generating capacity.

Eskom will provide a day ahead prognosis as the system remains vulnerable. We request
customers to use electricity sparingly and to reduce demand during this period. Eskom
also wishes to remind South Africans that there is a possibility of loadshedding over the
next 18 months as we are conducting critical maintenance to restore the ageing plant to
good health.

To assist us in reducing the stage of loadshedding, we appeal to customers to use

electricity sparingly:
• Set air-conditioners’ average temperature at 23ºC
• Switch off your geysers over peak periods
• Use the cold water tap rather than using the geyser every time
• Set your swimming pool pump cycle to run twice a day, three hours at a time
• At the end of the day, turn off computers, copiers, printers and fax machines at the
switch.

We appeal to customers to revisit their loadshedding schedules on the Eskom

(https://loadshedding.eskom.co.za) or local municipal websites, depending on their
electricity supplier, to review amendments.

ENDS

Eskom Media Desk

Tel: +27 11 800 3304 / 3433 / 6050 / 6103
Fax-to-Email: 086 664 7699
Email: mediadesk@eskom.co.za