How does it work?

The purpose of Power Alert is to inform residential households and the general public on the status of the National electricity demand, as well as the demand in their region. Power Alert informs the general public of the risk of power interruptions in their region and asks residential households to switch certain appliances off to avoid power interruptions.

Whilst enjoying the positive sports energy, we have another energy that's in short supply - electricity. Keep SA powered up & and impact less on our environment by saving electricity. Watch out for Power Alert messages on TV (SABC 1, 2, 3 and eTV), and follow the easy steps.

It will also be indicated whether the power demand is increasing or decreasing within each level of Power Alert. This is shown by means of an arrow that points upwards when power demand is increasing, or downwards when power demand is decreasing. A continued increase or decrease in a Power Alert level will result in a change in the Power Alert status level.