Switching off tourists

LOAD shedding is the deliberate shut down of a part or parts of a power distribution system – generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand puts strain on the capacity of the system.

During load shedding, parts of the network are switched off according to a predetermined schedule with the impact spread equitably over Eskom’s customer base. Load shedding is predictable and allows for customers to plan accordingly, but there should be no load shedding.

South Africa is a tourist destination. Tourists stay in hotels, they need food, they must bath and iron their clothes.

These people will become sceptical about travelling to our country because there is no electricity.

Eskom can overcome load shedding by looking at other ways of generating electricity. For example they can get electricity by building wind turbines and using solar panels. They should not rely only on coal.

BRUCE CHINNIA

Phoenix