Cape Town — Eskom announced that it will be intensifying its Demand Side Management (DSM) interventions to manage the supply and demand of electricity in the country.
On Monday, the utility announced that Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented again due to the failure of seven generation units, adding that higher stages of load shedding will be required over the next few days.
Speaking at the inaugural National Demand Management Indaba on Monday, Eskom Board Chairperson, Mpho Makwana said that DSM programmes allow for the effective management of customers’ energy consumption to reduce peak demand or overall consumption during specific periods.
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“The effective implementation of the DSM programmes could create a win-win situation – reducing pressure on the power system and enabling consumers to realise cost savings by being more energy conscious and reducing their consumption without affecting business productivity or quality of life,” said Makwana.
“DSM is not a South African concept. It is global phenomenon with the best-in-class countries already using technology to manage demand. The array of policy measures to incentivise demand-side participation, promote energy conservation and reduce peak demand can be replicated in our country,” added Makwana.
The utility added that it has made some strides in a range of DSM initiatives, including energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation, and energy storage.
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
