JOHANNESBURG – Eskom, owed about R10-billion by defaulting municipalities, will interrupt power to five of them on Wednesday.

Three of the municoalities that will be affected are in North West and two in the Northern Cape.

Eskom says the power supply will be interrupted from 6am to 8am, and 5pm to 7.30pm on weekdays.

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But in North West, the towns of Vryburg, Stella, Bloemhof, Christian, Koster and Swartruggens will be subject to the cuts.

Afriforum and Vryburg residents in Naledi Municipality are meeting local authorities seeking answers over power interruptions in their area.

In the Northern Cape, Victoria-West, Richmond, Van der Kloof, Petrusville and Philipstown will be affected.

The power utility continues to review payment plans for municipalities with outstanding debts. It says several of them have come forward to sign payment plans to avoid supply interruptions.

Eskom interim group CEO Matshela Koko.“We are immensely encouraged by the kind of response we are witnessing presently and would like to thank all the municipalities that have made an effort to pay their accounts, and committed to their payment agreements.”