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Enjoy Radio 702 while participating in the Social Media BUZZ surrounding the ongoing ESKOM load shedding problems in South Africa.

If the lights go off - #ESKOM Social Media Radio: 702 can still go on; depending on your smartphone & your last chance to ZAP some electrons into it.

If it has been more than a day; and you are at the end of your tether; exasperated; exhausted; at your wits' end; finished; out of patience or just bored - please phone the ESKOM Contact Center : 08600ESKOM (0860037566).

You may ask, what is load shedding?

When there is not enough electricity available to meet the demand from all Eskom customers, it could be necessary to interrupt supply to certain areas.

This is called load shedding. It is different from a power outage that could occur for several other reasons.

It is a last resort to balance electricity supply and demand. We will only apply load-shedding when all other options have been exhausted.

It is an effective way to avoid total collapse of the electricity supply grid (a national black-out) which will have disastrous outcomes for South Africa. If unbalances on the power is not managed this could lead to the risk of collapse of the entire power network.

If this occurs, it could take more than a week to restore power to the entire country. By rotating and shedding the load in a planned and controlled manner, the system remains stable.

Before load-shedding is applied, Eskom makes use of: gas and hydro options. Contracted and voluntary options with certain large customers to reduce their demand. If all these measures have been exhausted and demand still cannot be met, Eskom will proceed with load-shedding.

Eskom’s National Control Centre, instructs its Distribution Regional Control Centres, 126 Municipalities and Eskom’s key Industrial Customers on the Megawatts to be shed.

Eskom (Regional Distributor) and Municipalities execute these instructions by switching off individual areas for predetermined times as per published schedules

The duration of load-shedding will depend on the specific Eskom region or on the Municipality; based on local circumstances.

Eskom must continue with the planned maintenance of our Generation plant before or during this winter. This will enable a sustainable Generation plant going forward.

This means that the national power system will be particularly strained during the evening peak between 5 pm and 9 pm in winter, and during any time of the day in the summer months

Simply call the easy to remember Share Call number 08600ESKOM (0860037566) from your Telkom land line or cellphone, and your call will automatically be routed to one of our Contact Center sites.