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

[Vorastra]

yup

What.

 

[Heisenborg]

Give us stage 16!

You may think its funny but its not

 

[Moosedrool]

You may think its funny but its not

It’s not funny it’s lovely. Viva ANC! Amandla! Awethu!

 

[AlphaJohn]

Why don't just half the power, that way we don't need to shed anything.

I mean the US has been running for ages on 120v surely we can do that too /s

 

[r00igev@@r]

It helps dololo to have all of these stages and no reviews or explanation of the incidents causing them.

 

[Heisenborg]

It’s not funny it’s lovely. Viva ANC! Amandla! Awethu!

Added to the list.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Why don't just half the power, that way we don't need to shed anything.

I mean the US has been running for ages on 120v surely we can do that too /s

Nothing would work in your house and the distribution of power would fail as the loss versus distance would be mismatched.

 

[AlphaJohn]

Nothing would work in your house and the distribution of power would fail as the loss versus distance would be mismatched.

You missed the /s

 

[Moosedrool]

Why don't just half the power, that way we don't need to shed anything.

I mean the US has been running for ages on 120v surely we can do that too /s

New everything in your house.

Edit: Missed the /s. We need comic sans back.

 

[Moosedrool]

Added to the list.

 

[zerocool2009]

Andre gone! Now the “real” loadshedding can start!

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

This will help ease our unemployment numbers, I imagine that at stage 12+ someone from Eskom will have to drop by and blowout the candles and put out the braais and cooking fires.

 

[rvZA]

Who cares? South Africa is no different to any other failed African state. It can only provide a few hours of electricity per day. No matter the stage, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20.... all the same. They are just trying to make it seem as if there is no issues and that the country is not a failed state.

 

[zerocool2009]

Who cares? South Africa is no different to any other failed African state. It can only provide a few hours of electricity per day. No matter the stage, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20.... all the same. They are just trying to make it seem as if there is no issues and that the country is not a failed state.

We are all waiting for your return....

 

[Neptuner]

Stage 9 will never happen. The new minister of electricity has a plan. He shall be changing the stages from numeric to alphabetical characters. Stage A, B, C… Therefore no more Stage 1 or even 6 let alone 9. Simple really.

 

[HartsockZA]

Go for it, lets do it!!!!

 

[DapperDanMan]

After loadshedding is load curtailing

That's when there will be loads of tail-between-the-legs behaviour...

 

[SWB]

16? When is final boss?

 

[The_MAC]

Amandla!

Oh wait, no, that doesn't sound right

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

Right, so if stage 6 is up to 10 hours a day. Stage 8 is up to 12. Then 9 = 13, 10 = 14, 11 = 15, 12 = 16, 13 = 17, 14 = 18, 15 = 19, 16 = 20. Or another way, at stage 16 we get a whole 4 hours of power a day.