Due to the pandemic, many people still work from home, so finding power options during a power outage may be crucial.

Cape Town-Although Eskom is trying to minimize rolling blackouts, citizens are looking for other ways to maintain a stable power supply.

On Tuesday, the utility company announced that the power outage would be relaxed to Phase 3 starting at 5 am on Wednesday morning.

Due to the pandemic, many people still work from home, so finding power options during a power outage may be crucial.

According to Anthony Schewitz, technical consultant of the Electrical Contractors Association, there are some products on the market that can reduce the impact, such as inverters.

"Either go the route of installing UPS or battery-powered backup systems, or just install inverters with some batteries. There are few options-you either have to shell out [for] diesel or gasoline, or you invest in solar energy," Schweitz said.

According to Johnathan Palmer of Powerman from Honeydew, the demand for products such as uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) is increasing.

"There is an entry-level machine called TelePowerit, which can run your TV and a few plugs for 2 to 3 hours. Then we have a household UPS with a slightly larger range and a slightly longer run time. It runs all the lights in the house and is safe System and home entertainment," Palmer said.

He added that many people are also asking about off-grid, which is a huge investment.