Grid could be under pressure with succession of cold fronts, Eskom warns

Following a warning from the South African Weather Service that a succession of cold fronts is expected to sweep across the country this week and going into the weekend, State-owned Eskom is appealing to the public to reduce electricity use as the cold conditions “will put severe pressure on the power system”. The system is currently performing relatively well and Eskom is not expecting to implement load-shedding at this point, it states.