Eskom negotiating 14-hour daily power cuts with Free State municipality
Eskom is still negotiating with the Free State’s Tokologo local municipality to avoid 14-hour power cuts‚ the electricity utility said on Friday.On February 21‚ Eskom began scheduled supply interruptions of bulk supply for seven-and-a-half hours a day after the municipality failed to pay its electricity debt of R36m.Although Eskom set a deadline of Friday for the conclusion of negotiations to avoid a daily, 14-hour interruption of bulk supply to the municipality from Saturday‚ it opted to continue with the current schedule of interruptions pending conclusion of the agreement."Negotiations with the municipality are proceeding in good faith and we are appreciative of the municipality’s efforts to make payments and enter into an agreement with Eskom‚" said Bibi Bedir‚ Eskom Free State senior manager of customer service.He said Eskom was wary of the negative effect the stringent supply interruptions would have on the residents of Hertzogville‚ Boshof‚ Dealesville and Seretse.Although Es...
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