Distribution Demand Management Programme News Today

One of the biggest contributors to increased load shedding is unreliable production units, which, when broken down, necessitate escalation in levels. Given the high cost of repair alongside lengthy wait times, more immediate interventions are needed to ensure load shedding does not exceed stage 6.

Nigerian telecoms have received approval to disconnect several banks due to the banks’ failure to pay over ₦120 billion ($260 million) in USSD debts. More in #TCDaily.

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says Stage 6 load shedding will continue indefinitely as the system continues to be under significant strain.

-Edited by Bev Mortimer- Eskom is to intensify its Demand Side Management (DSM) interventions to manage supply and demand of electricity in South Africa. Speaking at a National Demand Management Indaba meeting yesterday, Eskom Board Chairperson, Mpho Makwana, said. DSM programmes allow for effective management of customers’ energy consumption to reduce peak demand or overall…

Eskom is set to intensify its demand side management interventions to manage supply and demand of electricity.

Power utility says effective implementation could be a win-win by reducing pressure on power system and saving consumers money