Customers rushing to buy inverters as load-shedding crisis worsens

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Appliance stores are confirming a rush on inverters and generators as consumers endure extended electricity outages.

He said with load-shedding announcements at the beginning of the year, the company saw three to eight e-mail enquiries for their UPS products a week. That was during stage 2 load-shedding. “Now we are sitting on 45 e-mails since Thursday [when stage 6 was recently announced] which need to be placed.“When there is no problem with electricity, orders slow to a crawl. But as soon as the lights go off or cables are stolen, we get calls.

Leepo said they were fortunate to have a steady supply of parts to create the Loadshed Box battery and inverter product so they don’t expect to run out like some bigger stores. “We had a customer call us from inside a popular appliance store because he was unable to get an inverter and he searched and found us online. You could hear the desperation in his voice.”READ MORE:

 

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Eskom has is shooting themselves on the foot. The middle to upper class house holds, who have the disposable income to transition away from ESKOM, will do so. ESKOM will be left with rural and Soweto clients, who will not pay for their consumption.

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