Eskom's Thomas Conradie on developing stage 9 load-shedding schedules and beyond

[Jan]

Stage 16 load-shedding schedules for South Africa — Eskom responds

A workgroup comprising Eskom, its System Operator, and industry stakeholders is revising the code of practice governing South Africa’s load-shedding stages.

That’s the word from Eskom’s acting head of generation, Thomas Conradie, responding to a question about whether the power utility will extend its load-shedding schedule to stage 16.

 

[borro]

yup

 

[vaakseun]

Great! Anything above stage 8 will be yet another nail in the ANC's coffin.

 

[Dan C]

stage 16

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

ah, it all makes sense now, this whole "new dawn" thing was a reference to literally the ONLY time of day South Africans under an ANC government will have light

once per day, with every new dawn, at dusk you get wakanda'd right up the poop chute without lube

 

[Temujin]

Yeah, don't think they can do much about adding more slots above 10 tbh.
I look at my schedule for example. Stage 6 is 4hrs off, 4 hours on, 4 hours off etc... stage 7 is then going to be 6 hours off 2 hours on with odd 4 off every 2/3 6 hours off sessions. By stage 8 its then all 6 off, 2 on, 6 off, so, by stage 9, its just flat 12 hours off as 2 6hr slots meet one after the other, with an odd 2 hours on once a day, so by stage 10, we'll be looking at something like 2 12hr slots one after the other, ie, 24-36hrs off, with 2 hrs on every 2-3days... why bother, just turn entire grid off at that point.

 

[SubtleBeast]

Sorry. Nope. Not needed. André is gone mos. Now loadshedding can end.

 

[Moosedrool]

Give us stage 16!

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

After loadshedding is load curtailing

 

[RedViking]

yup

But why?!!!

 

[RedViking]

Give is stage 16!

Give yas dictionary!

 

[LCBXX]

There was a tender offered for the work on this schedule development.

Is nobody going to ask what the ANC kickbacks were for this tender?

 

[Moosedrool]

Give yas dictionary!

And stage 16!

 

[RedViking]

And stage 16!

And little bit electric!

 

[LCBXX]

Give yas dictionary!

The cheek of some!

Spoiler: peek

 

[Moosedrool]

yup

Wtf?

 

[LCBXX]

yup

The viewcount here is truly dismal for such a masterful performance.

 

[Vox Populi Vox Dei]

Moneyweb has an article about this...

This is what Stage 12 load shedding would likely mean

Stage 8 means no power for half the day. From there, it’s not hard to do the maths …

www.moneyweb.co.za

The reality is that once schedules pass Stage 8, four-hour blocks of rotational power cuts become six-hour ones. There are not enough hours in the day for any other result. And we know for certain that some higher stage of load shedding will see the timetables of Stage 4 and Stage 8 combined. This is simple maths.

Following the current Eskom methodology, this will be at Stage 12.

If this is the case, at that point electricity users will have no power for three quarters of the day.

Put differently, you will only have power for six hours each day (in three two-hour slots).

Let’s hope we never, ever get there …

 

[Kragkop]

Just about the only kinda plan the ANC will actually succeed at turning into reality!

 

[Moosedrool]

Just about the only kinda plan the ANC will actually succeed at turning into reality!

Viva!