City Power said due to the current cold weather conditions, it is experiencing a further increase in energy consumption levels.The regional power utility said due to the current cold weather conditions, it is experiencing a further increase in energy consumption levels after the South African Weather Service warned of temperatures dropping on Monday.
While Mangena urged customers to use alternative methods to keep warm, he also warned them to refrain from illegal connections and meter tampering as these contribute significantly in overloading the network.Meanwhile, Eskom said load shedding remains suspended until further notice, due to the ongoing structural improvement in the reliability of the generation fleet.