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When load-shedding was abruptly announced on Sunday it certainly caught City Power and Joburg residents by surprise and unprepared.
As a result, there appeared to have been confusion where entire substations were load-shed at once instead of the block-by-block approach as per the schedules.
This happened as a result of the City Power System Control using a different version of the schedule compared to what Eskom used after the system crashed. This system has since been aligned with the Eskom system.
Taking into account the devastating effect of load-shedding on our ageing infrastructure, the City will engage with Eskom to better align all the systems.
Today, City Power has implemented Stage 3 between 8am and 11pm as per the declaration by Eskom. Stage 3 means 3,000 megawatts of electricity needs to be cut from the grid. Eskom has said the system is still under severe pressure.
As the supply may be restored at any time, customers are urged to treat their electricity supply points as live at all times
The City Of Joburg also wishes to apologise for the inconvenience caused by load-shedding since yesterday.
