Save energy now
Eskom Sales & Marketing Manager: Eastern Region, Helmut Oellerman says the environment will benefit from the efficient use of electricity
A host of commercial consumers attended a special Energy Efficiency presentation at the Empangeni Country Club on Wednesday
Ronelle Ramsamy
THE power rationing and energy conservation process is on the horizon and with it comes tough targets, penalties, incentives and new legislation.
This is according to Eskom Sales and Marketing Manager: Eastern Region, Helmut Oellerman, who advised commercial consumers to start saving immediately in preparation for the punitive measures.
He was speaking at a special Energy Efficiency presentation hosted by Eskom in a joint venture with the uMhlathuze Municipality and the Zululand Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Empangeni on Wednesday.
The purpose of the workshop was to assist industrial consumers to contribute towards the drive for more efficient use of electricity with in depth presentations on lighting, solar power, heat pumps, motors and air conditioners.
'We are committed to the efficient use of electricity and have made Demand Side Management a priority. Over the last month, a lot of bullets have been fired at us, which are understandable, but we should now get into a mode of working together to change the situation.
'When the lights started blinking at the beginning of the year, it also revealed a lot of bad energy habits because South Africa still has one of the cheapest electricity in the world,' said Oellerman.
Timeframe
While Oellerman could not give a specific timeframe for the commencement of the power rationing process, he said consumers had a real opportunity to save in the time available.
'We need to save energy without killing the golden goose, which is the economy and everyone must play their part. Government is driving the rationing process with a lot of input from Eskom and the municipalities.
'It will run against a baseline so that larger customers with municipalities can see what their targets are. The baseline will be determined from October last year going 12 months back. We will have more focus sessions throughout the country to look at further interventions,' added Oellerman.
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