Winter brings gloomy days amid load shedding, but smart meters might help
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“Load shedding represents a structural problem to the South African economy,” he said. “The outlook, in fact, is bleak. And the economy will barely grow just by the observations and projections of the SA Reserve Bank.” Given the high cost of repair alongside lengthy wait times, more immediate interventions are needed to ensure load shedding does not exceed stage 6.The minister called on consumers to engage in demand-side energy reduction: a practice that calls on businesses and households to limit their own energy usage in an attempt to lessen pressure on the grid.This isn’t the first time demand-side energy reduction has been thrown out to South Africans.
Some controversy surrounding the meters and their accuracy arose in 2015, when the then-DA City of Johannesburg caucus leader, Vasco Da Gama, questioned their validity and unreliable readings that led to heightened electricity bills for residents.
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