Electricity restrictions on the cards

Residents of Cape Town and the surrounding areas will soon be asked to cut back on their electricity consumption to limit power cuts caused by the maintenance crisis at Koeberg. The City and Eskom says major industrial electricity users will also be asked to reduce consumption. Eskom acting chief executive Jacob Maroga told the parliamentary committee on minerals and energy controlled power cuts may be necessary over the next few months. He said consumers would be kept informed and the power cuts would be for about two hours at a time. Cape Town is aiming for a 30 percent power capacity cut back.
Meanwhile, Atlantis on the West Coast is without power on Tuesday morning after a fire at the Eskom Dassenberg substation. The cause of the fire has not been established yet. The fire is not expected to cause power disruptions in Cape Town suburbs.