An operational plan to deal with congestion at many road intersections resulting from power cuts has been devised, Johannesburg metro police said on Monday.
”The plan involves deploying officers at the off-ramps along the freeways,” said spokesperson Superintendent Wayne Minnaar.
”We will not be at each and every intersection but officers will monitor these intersections in the mornings and afternoons.”
Minnaar said the plan would be evaluated on a daily basis and was aimed at improving traffic flow.
He said metro police officers would continue to perform their core functions of enforcing traffic laws, by-laws and crime prevention.
Meanwhile, Eskom has requested that business cut its energy usage by 10% to 15%, the energy supplier said on Monday.
Speaking to reporters after meeting in Midrand with top business leaders about the energy crisis, Eskom CEO Jacob Maroga said ”the biggest lever we can pull is reducing demand and the discussion this morning [Monday] with the key customers is how we can collaborate in reducing demand”.
Maroga said ”voluntary saving targets” had been discussed with the 131 executives representing 38 companies present at the meeting.
He said Eskom had been talking with business about voluntarily reductions for some time. — Sapa