Issued by: Eskom Media Desk Tel: +27 11 800 3304/3343/3378 Cell: +27 82 805 7278 Fax: 086 664 7699 Email: mediadesk@eskom.co.za

POWER ALERT 5

Load shedding changed back to stage 2

Saturday, 20 June 2015: Load shedding was changed back to stage 2 at 18:45 and this

is likely to be until 22:00. This is as a result of a decrease in electricity demand.

Any unexpected changes on the vulnerable and constrained power system could lead to a

change in the load shedding stage at short notice.

Eskom would like to assure customers that load shedding is implemented as a necessary

measure to protect the power system and to ensure that maintenance is carried out in

order to guarantee that our supply of electricity can be maintained in the long term.

As we are currently experiencing cold weather conditions across the country, we urge

electricity users to consider energy efficient ways of keeping warm.

Eskom will use the published load shedding schedules which are available on the Eskom

website (http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za) for Eskom customers. Eskom customers can

also contact our customer call centre 0860 037 566.

Municipal customers should contact their municipalities for information.

Eskom will provide regular updates on the status of the power system through all the

media platforms.

ENDS