We have in the 17 hours today only had electricity for 9,5 hours. Three period of load-shedding of 2,5 hours each.
Have anybody else have similar problems in the areas where they live. I have the generator run - but petrol is so expensive it cost about a R100 to run the generator for the full two hours.
Mike try Solar.
You can get some real good deal on Amazon.
We have it in our cabin for communications and lights and it works well.
Cooking we either braai or use gas,
I use a gas stove - but have had a very expensive solar energy and wind system installed in my house in Tinley Manor and the outcome was still inadequate - I dare not put on my television because I would run out of power within hours, while the sun-electricity did help me slightly because I had warm water provided through sun electricity, but even that was inadequate since there were two guessers in the house and only one was connected to the system. I did not gain any savings from the installation and it gave me a rude awakening of what was really the impact. You need a much bigger and better system to cater for actual electricity needs in homes than I could afford. I favor mass production of wind and sun electricity and distribution as part of the green strategy - but even in those there are limitations.
Maaik...a small generator solves most of those problems...lights, TV and internet...you've already got a gas stove, so you should be sorted. just make sure you have a proper regulator on it and you don't overload it.