Power restored in Orlando West North and Dube Monday, 20 June 2016.

Eskom has not implemented load-shedding for more than 10 months, except for 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Eskom will inform its customers including municipalities and the general public before it implements load-shedding.

Power has been restored in Orlando West North and Dube in Soweto following a power outage this morning.

The power outage was as a result of a cable theft incident. Eskom loses over R2 billion a year due to electricity theft. The losses suffered by the country as a whole when including municipalities is at least double the Eskom figure.

Eskom is taking steps to combat cable theft in collaboration with the joint industry working group formed by Eskom, Transnet, Telkom, the South African Police Service, the National Prosecuting Authority, Business Against Crime and the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Customers supplied by Eskom are encouraged to report all electricity outages to 0860037566 or 08600ESKOM and can obtain information on the status of supply on our website www.eskom.co.za.

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

This statement is issued by Eskom Media Desk.