Free State electricity utility to meet with Eskom as power cutoff looms
26 November 2019
Centlec, the Free State utility that provides electricity to customers in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, which includes Bloemfontein, says it will meet with Eskom on Thursday to discuss the paying of its debts.
On Monday Eskom warned that it would interrupt daytime power to three Free State municipalities from December 3 unless they paid their debts or entered into payment plans. They are the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, the Mafube local municipality and the Mantsopa local municipality.
In a statement, Centlec spokesperson Lele Mamatu said "everything possible will be done to keep the lights on".
"Our view is that this matter could have been better handled without causing panic to our customer in general however we are hopeful there’s still a room to can find each other."