Cgso Urges Public To Consult Before Installing Energy Back-up Systems
The Consumer Goods and Services Ombud CGSO has urged the public to consult their municipalities before installing an energy backup system as the country faces electricity supply challenges.
Many South Africans have gone off the grid due to the unresolved energy crisis.
Last week, Eskom implemented stage six load shedding after a number of unit failures at its power stations.
The CGSOs Lee Soobrathi has advised consumers to exercise caution when they opt to use solar energy.
The ultimate takeaway is that as a consumer, you have to ensure that the person youre dealing with is skilled to install, that the goods that you have are set up to do what theyre meant to do, so that you dont run the risk of burning your house down and obviously collapsing the grid.
