Eskom denied on Tuesday morning that “load shedding” has started, according to an interview broadcast on SAfm.<\/p>\n
According to radio reports, there were power cuts on Monday evening in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, Greymont in Randburg, and Houghton in northern Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
But Eskom spokeswoman Hilary Joffe said: “They are not related to any national issues, even though the power system is tight.<\/p>\n
“We are aware of some power interruptions in certain municipal areas, so I think people should contact whoever their supplier is… .<\/p>\n
“I can’t speak for municipalities, but you do at any time find there will be interruption due to technical faults.”<\/p>\n
Joffe said Eskom was determined not to have to revert to scheduled power cuts.<\/p>\n
“When you talk about load shedding, we are determined not to get there. Load shedding would be a national phenomenon and it would not be specific to one province.<\/p>\n
“If we get very unlucky and it would happen, it would follow protocol which would rotate around all the areas of the country,” she told SAfm.<\/p>\n
Asked why some municipalities had already put up “load shedding schedules”, she said the electricity regulator had since 2010 required all electricity distributors to maintain “load shedding schedules as a preparedness measure”.<\/p>\n
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