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Eskom is progressing well with the maintenance of its power generating plant whilst supplying the country’s electricity needs.

Eskom’s Energy Efficient Lighting Exchange Programme, a door-to-door campaign that involves the exchange of old-style light bulbs and non-working compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) with new CFLs, has installed and verified over 1.3-million lamps in homes in four provinces since November 2015 (figures are up until 11 May 2016):
Kwa-Zulu Natal – 1 008 692
Western Cape – 238 029
Eastern Cape – 95 358
Free State – 45 358

Auditors will do random visits to some homes to verify the installation of lamps. Homeowners are cautioned to be vigilant and to check the identity of the person who says they are an Eskom represented auditor. The auditors should have plastic branded bibs that say “Free Energy Efficient Lighting Exchange” with Eskom branded photo identity cards.

The Energy Efficient Lighting Exchange Programme is one of Eskom’s key initiatives to keep the power supply stable. Out of over two million lamps installed to date  over 1.3 million has been independently verified and achieved evening peak demand savings of 67MW, enough to provide over 80% of the power needed to power a town the size of Mthatha in the Eastern Cape or Emnambithi in KwaZulu-Natal.     

The first phase of the roll-out involves the installation of 4.8-million CFLs and a further 5.2-million will be installed in all nine provinces by end March 2018.

With the efficient use of energy a global priority, the programme will continue to play a crucial role in helping homeowners to reduce their monthly electricity bills while keeping South Africa’s power supply stable. 

Contact the Eskom Call Centre on 08600 37566 or visit www.eskom.co.za/idm for detailed information on the areas around the country where CFLs will be installed.

We will continue to provide regular updates on the state of the power system through various media platforms.

Issued by Eskom