Staff Reporter
Eskom has removed more than 700,000 households from load reduction, but Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal will only be fully cleared in 2027 because of higher risks on their electricity networks.
The power utility said in a statement posted on Monday that 714,513 customers – about 42% of households targeted under its load-reduction programme, – were no longer affected. It said 436 feeders had been removed from load reduction against a planned target of 971, reflecting progress of about 45%.
Eskom has not been implemented national load-shedding for 385 consecutive days.
The utility said it plans to end load reduction in seven provinces by October 2026, with Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal to follow in 2027 because of “higher grid risks and bigger challenges”.
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Load reduction is used in high-risk areas to protect transformers and mini-substations
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