Less Electricity Used in December, Eskom

According to Statistics South Africa, the estimated consumption of electricity in December 2008 fell by 8.4 percent from December 2007 to 17,556 gigawatt-hours.

It says electricity consumed during the fourth quarter of 2008 decreased by 5.1 percent compared with the corresponding quarter of 2007.

If further says that for the year 2008, consumption of electricity was affected by numerous factors that led to reduced levels of consumption, such as load shedding. Eskom then went on a drive to encourage users to save on electricity consumption.

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