Eskom Load Shedding is an Android application that provides users with the opportunity to learn information about scheduled load shedding in South Africa.
Notifications
It is a helpful utility for people who live in areas that have problems with electricity. Load shedding allows suppliers and companies to achieve the balance and prevent catastrophic grid failures. Eskom Load Shedding notifies users about such events.
You can find a search bar on the main page. It is possible to enter the exact address where you live and view information about the last load shedding. If you would like to monitor several areas, it is possible to add more suburbs.
In addition, there is a calendar for upcoming days where you can find out when load shedding has chances to happen.
It is worth noting that the application demonstrates advertisements, though they do not disturb viewing the information.
Community
The application offers users to join the community to update their neighbors and friends about possible load shedding. To do this, it is necessary to share the exact location and sign in via Google or Facebook accounts.
Features
- similar to Load Shedding, this app notifies users about planned power shortages;
- there is an option to get communities updates;
- it is possible to add several areas and view what is happening at the moment;
- app is completely free to download and use;
- compatible with current Android versions.
