Managers overruled Eskom engineers and caused Kusile flue duct collapse

[Jan]

Eskom managers overruling engineers caused catastrophic Kusile chimney collapse

Eskom management's instruction to increase the load of Kusile Power Station Unit 1 to full capacity, against the advice of its engineers, caused the disastrous collapse of a duct which has contributed roughly two stages of load-shedding since late October 2022.

That is according to an internal report by the utility's assurance and forensics department, which was seen by the Sunday Times.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

what a Surprise!

 

[Tomtomtom]

That was then. But now Gordhan says we're going to sweat those assets.

 

[Paul Kemp]

Not going to lie, I checked my calendar to make sure I hadn’t missed a whole year.

 

[Progenix Oj101]

since late October 2023.

Sure about that one?

 

[Jings]

Don't go giving the managers any ideas.

 

[Pegging]

Sure about that one?

Good chance it will happen in the future.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Ahhh, the standard "We can't hold anyone accountable because it was a verbal instruction".

Its simple then, if a "manager" issued a verbal instruction and it was implemented, the person who implemented the verbal instruction which has led to this issue should be fired.

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

Eskom gonna Eskom

 

[Spizz]

Sounds like Chernobyl, where after watching the series I put the whole root cause down to communism. Everyone schit scared to stand up to their boss, who in turn who are all schit scared of standing up to their bosses.

Good analogy for where we are now as a country, i.e. being fscked over by idiots in power.

 

[AlphaJohn]

Bet you the same manager still took end of year bonus.

 

[Parched]

Yes, a verbal instruction with no audit trail is a time-honoured way of shifting responsibility. Plenty of "managers" at Eskom, guess the only ones who are in the clear were those gallavanting around the world talking about green power rather than focusing on coal plants?

 

[gotaway]

"Sweat the assets!!!"
And then the assets developed acne...

 

[porchrat]

You know how people keep saying you don't need technical experience to manage Eskom?

This is what happens.

 

[My_King]

Aren't the managers engineers too?

 

[borro]

Aren't the managers engineers too?

Woodland elves

 

[LCBXX]

Another conspiracy!

 

[xcaliber]

Aren't the managers engineers too?

Like how the ANC is capable.

 

[My_King]

Woodland elves

Uruk-hai

 

[DapperDanMan]

Eskom management's instruction to increase the load of Kusile Power Station Unit 1 to full capacity, against the advice of its engineers, caused the disastrous collapse of a duct which has contributed roughly two stages of load-shedding since late October 2022.

They stole the plot line from Chernobyl!

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They followed in the footsteps of NASA also with regards to the Challenger!

Utah engineers' warning was ignored before Challenger explosion 30 years ago

Jan. 28, 1986, was a chilly day in Utah, with a low of 18 degrees in Brigham City. That's

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What a wash-and-repeat worldwide phenomenon ...