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.

Eskom consumers are buying products that allow them to stay online during load-shedding. Stock photo.Sales of generators and inverters have risen sharply since load-shedding intensified in June.

“We’re also running out of stock of Magneto rechargeable lights, and there is high demand for gas heaters and gas cylinders. We have them delivered and the next day we have to replenish the stock,” she said. “We have a lot of sales of UPS [uninterruptible power supply] inverters. People are using the inverters for Wi-Fi and so on during load-shedding.

 

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