Pretoria - South Africa's electricity consumption for May 2008 compared to May 2007 is down 2.5 percent, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Thursday.
"Electricity consumed for the three months ending May 2008 decreased by 1.5 percent compared with the same three months a year ago," said Stats SA.
In the first five months of 2008, consumption of electricity was affected by numerous factors that led to reduced levels of consumption, such as load shedding and a continuous drive from Eskom in encouraging users to save on electricity consumption.
The estimated production of electricity during the latest three months ending May 2008, decreased by 1.1 percent compared with the same period in 2007.