Eskom has warned that it will cut off electricity supply to three Free State municipalities unless it receives payment. "Electricity supply services to three Free State municipalities will soon be stopped due to the municipalities' contravention of the payment conditions concluded with Eskom in the Electricity Supply Agreements," said the power utility. The measures are intended to reduce the escalation of the municipalities' debt to Eskom in the Free State. The utility intends to terminate services to Centric, which delivers services to Mangaung metro, Mafube Local Municipality, and Mantsopa Local Municipality, on 3 December 2019. "Despite numerous demands, the municipalities have failed to honor payment of its electricity accounts to Eskom," the power company said. Eskom generates and supplies electricity to the municipalities nationally at a cost and has a statutory obligation to perform these duties on a financially sustainable basis. Equal to Eskom's obligation, the municipalities have a reciprocal duty to pay Eskom for the electricity supplied to it. The power utility said it recognizes that the indefinite stop to the supply of electricity services may cause undue hardship to consumers and members of the community and may adversely affect the delivery of other services. The power utility is scheduled to cut power from 6 AM to 8 PM Monday to Friday, and at the weekend from 6 AM to 8 PM.