Load reduction ends in these two provinces in South Africa

[Luis]

Load reduction ends in these two provinces in South Africa

Eskom has reached a milestone, freeing over half a million of its customers across the country from load reduction.

The state power utility has embarked on a phased programme to completely eradicate load reduction, and it announced the latest milestone in its power system update on Friday, 8 May 2026.

 

[borro]

I reached the milestone of getting out of bed this morning for free.

 

[RaptorSA]

I reached the milestone of getting out of bed this morning for free.

Mistake #1

 

[RaptorSA]

Funny how we're "free" from loadshedding, but driving from Randburg to the other side of Roodepoort yesterday, I didn't pass a single area that wasn't completely out.

It's guess it's not loadshedding when you don't have a load to shed.

 

[wingnut771]

Does that mean they get 24 hours a day of free leccy instead of only 14 hours?

 

[borro]

Funny how we're "free" from loadshedding, but driving from Randburg to the other side of Roodepoort yesterday, I didn't pass a single area that wasn't completely out.

It's guess it's not loadshedding when you don't have a load to shed.

It’s the thought that counts

 

[RaptorSA]

It’s the thought that counts

Yes, by waiting for everyone to get solar, they have done their best.

 

[Sopbeen]

Does that mean they get 24 hours a day of free leccy instead of only 14 hours?

'customers' - Usually a customer is somebody that pays for your product/service.

I guess the smelters look like a great deal when you compare it to this lot.

 

[Lupus]

Funny how we're "free" from loadshedding, but driving from Randburg to the other side of Roodepoort yesterday, I didn't pass a single area that wasn't completely out.

It's guess it's not loadshedding when you don't have a load to shed.

City power is not Eskom. We know CP is incompetent and broke probably worse then Eskom

 

[Lupus]

Does that mean they get 24 hours a day of free leccy instead of only 14 hours?

Yeah cause load reduction bad

 

[RaptorSA]

City power is not Eskom. We know CP is incompetent and broke probably worse then Eskom

 

[borro]

by waiting for everyone to get solar, they have done their best.

If it was allowed here , I would’ve followed suit already sigh.

 

[Lupus]

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Seems it's not Eskom side anymore

 

[Lupus]

If it was allowed here , I would’ve followed suit already sigh.

Allowed where??

 

[borro]

Allowed where??

Unit no.7

 

[Fuzzbox]

And 25 Million dont pay for electricity

 

[TheChamp]

Now watch as Soweto and the other no payers refuse to allow the installation of the smart meters.

 

[Slowestclock]

So if load reduction ceases to exist that means those area are provided power for "free" via "certain means" without worry that the local infra will pop? R100 says JHB will never stop load reduction purely as a preventative to safe on supplies.

Data centers are scooping up alot of transformers etc

 

[Bad Ballie]

Won't be long before the ANC has killed off enough businesses that there will be more than enough electricity to go around.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Load reduction ends in these two provinces in South Africa

Eskom has reached a milestone, freeing over half a million of its customers across the country from load reduction.

The state power utility has embarked on a phased programme to completely eradicate load reduction, and it announced the latest milestone in its power system update on Friday, 8 May 2026.

The actual information:

On Saturday, Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati confirmed that load reduction had been eliminated in the Western and Northern Cape