Speaking to reporters after meeting in Midrand with top business leaders about the energy crisis in SA, Eskom CEO Jacob Maroga said "the biggest lever we can pull is reducing demand and the discussion this morning 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.
"In some cases we've had some support where they've voluntarily reduced where they can"
He said: "We've put to them that where it's possible they can help us in reducing voluntarily.
"The quantum we are looking at is between 10% to 15%."
Maroga said he would aspire to a 20% reduction; "but anything between 10% and 15% is something we need to aspire to in terms of reduction.
"That reduction will relieve and reduce the probability of loadshedding."
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