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Eskom removes more than one million customers from load reduction as five provinces become load reduction free

Eskom Holdings SOC LimitedRef: https://www.eskom.co.za/eskom-removes-more-than-one-million-customers-from-load-reduction-as-five-provinces-become-load-reduction-free/

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Source domain: eskom.co.za

Collected on 11 July 2026

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What this means

This is an Eskom media statement dated 8 July 2026 (published on 9 July 2026) reporting progress in its Load Reduction Eradication Programme. Eskom says it has removed 1,104,225 customers from load reduction schedules (65.17% of the programme’s target) and that five provinces are now free from load reduction: Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, North West, and Mpumalanga. Eskom states it aims to eliminate load reduction in seven provinces by October 2026 and nationally by March 2027, with remaining load reduction areas mainly in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The statement also calls on customers to report illegal connections, electricity theft, meter tampering, and damaged infrastructure, providing Eskom Crime Line and WhatsApp numbers.

Facts

Places

Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga

Reference

https://www.eskom.co.za/eskom-removes-more-than-one-million-customers-from-load-reduction-as-five-provinces-become-load-reduction-free/

Key Takeaways

  • Eskom Load Reduction Eradication Programme milestone
  • 1 104 225 customers removed from load reduction schedules
  • 65.17% performance towards load reduction eradication target
  • Five provinces now free from load reduction: Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga
  • Five provinces become load reduction free; remaining largely in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal
  • Eliminate load reduction in seven provinces by October 2026
  • National eradication targeted by March 2027
  • Removed 545 feeders from load reduction nationally
  • Load reduction differs from loadshedding (network protection vs generation shortfall)
  • Eskom Crime Line: 0800 112 722; WhatsApp: 081 333 3323
  • Eskom
  • Junaid Munshi
  • Eskom Group Executive for Distribution
  • Western Cape
  • Northern Cape
  • Free State
  • North West
  • Mpumalanga
  • Gauteng
  • KwaZulu-Natal