The City of Johannesburg says it is looking for alternative ways to keep the lights on during rolling powe cuts implemented by Eskom.
This will be top of the agenda at the City’s first ever Energy Indaba starting today under the theme: Re-Imagining Energy.
The two-day gathering is expected to be attended by energy and policy experts as well as potential independent power producers.
The City’s MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services, Michael Sun said they are hoping to partner with independent power producers and small-scale energy generators.
“One of the very important things is that we are looking to engage with the independent power producers and hoping that we can then move away from the dependency of Eskom,” Sun said.
“This will ensure that we have other sources of energy being provided to our residents in the city of Johannesburg.”
Meanwhile, Eskom said that Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 5 to 10pm throughout the week due to the continued shortage of generation capacity.
The struggling power utility says there may also be instances where blackouts might need to be implemented outside of these hours.
Eskom is appealing to all South Africans to help limit the impact of blackouts by reducing the usage of electricity.
