andré de ruyter

  1. Jan

    "Remote" chance for total Eskom blackout despite higher load-shedding stages - Yelland

    Total blackout "remote chance" despite high load-shedding stages — Energy expert The chances of a total power blackout occurring in South Africa are still remote, despite rising concern about the return to stage 6 load-shedding on Wednesday, 7 December 2022. That is energy expert Chris...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter chris yelland eskom load-shedding ted blom
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Jan

    Eskom breaks ground at first battery storage site

    Eskom breaks ground at first battery storage site Eskom, in partnership with Hyosung Heavy Industries, has started construction for its first energy storage facility under the power utility's Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. The utility said construction of the facility, located...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • andré de ruyter battery energy storage systems (bess) elandskop eskom hyosong heavy industries
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    De Ruyter insists circuit board found in his car is "sophisticated" bug

    Eskom CEO doubles down on "sophisticated" spying device found in his Volvo Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has doubled down on the claim that he stumbled upon a highly sophisticated tracking device under the driver’s seat of his Volvo. De Ruyter was answering questions on live streaming platform...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter daniel cuthbert eskom friedel fivaz george fivaz kieno kammies load-shedding sikonathi mantshantsha tracker volvo waitroom
    • Replies: 108
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  5. Jan

    Eskom CEO explains why they reduced Christmas, New Year planned maintenance

    André de Ruyter explains Eskom's Christmas load-shedding miracle Eskom CEO André de Ruyter revealed that the power utility's decision to cut over 3,000MW of planned maintenance over the festive season is due to a scheduling issue, not political interference. De Ruyter explained the change...
  6. Jan

    Brace for huge electricity price hike - analyst

    Get ready for massive Eskom price hike There are "strong indications" that South Africans should brace themselves for a massive electricity price hike to be announced on Tuesday, 29 November 2022, according to Sunday newspaper Rapport. That is when the National Energy Regulator of South Africa...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • andré de ruyter eskom intellidex load-shedding national energy regulator of south africa (nersa) peter attard montalto pravin gordhan
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    We bought a tracking and listening device from Wish for R356 - and it looks like a panic button

    We tested a R356 spy bug that looks like a panic button MyBroadband bought a cheap 2G listening and tracking device from Wish and found that it worked reasonably well, although it did not use GPS as advertised. At the start of October, news broke that Eskom CEO André de Ruyter had discovered a...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter eskom friedel fivaz george fivaz loadshedding national security agency (nsa) panic button tracker tracking unit
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Jan

    Government drops law forcing Eskom and other SOCs to use 100% black-owned suppliers

    Eskom no longer forced to use 100% black-owned suppliers Eskom, Denel, Transnet, and other state-owned companies (SOCs) can no longer disqualify suppliers from consideration for tenders if they don't meet black economic empowerment (BEE) criteria. Sunday newspaper Rapport reports that finance...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter constitutional court enoch godongwana eskom gwede mantashe mpho makwana mteto nyati preferential procurement policy framework act
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  9. Jan

    Municipalities and government departments owe Eskom R50 billion - Ramaphosa

    Eskom is coming for the R50 billion the South African government owes — Ramaphosa South Africa has established a multi-disciplinary revenue committee to address municipal and government debt to Eskom — which currently sits at around R50 billion. Eskom is part of the committee, and President...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter cyril ramaphosa eskom julius malema load-shedding
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    Power cuts under De Ruyter worse than all previous load-shedding combined

    Load-shedding nightmare under André de Ruyter South Africans have endured more than 4,267 hours of load-shedding in less than three years under current Eskom CEO André de Ruyter. That is according to statistics from popular load-shedding app EskomSePush (ESP) and historical data on load-shedding.
  11. Jan

    Eskom grew its workforce 62% in 10 years, but generates 16% less power

    Eskom paradox — after 10-year hiring spree it generates less power Data from Eskom’s annual reports reveal that the company’s workforce and employee costs increased significantly over the last fifteen years without an increase in productivity. When Eskom CEO André de Ruyter recently said...
  12. Jan

    How cheap is South Africa's electricity prices?

    Eskom's CEO says electricity is too cheap — here is how South Africa's power prices compare South Africa's household electricity prices sit in the more expensive half of the global spectrum, with at least 85 nations paying less per kilowatt-hour, a MyBroadband analysis has shown. MyBroadband...
  13. Jan

    André de Ruyter: Electricity still too cheap in South Africa

    Electricity is too cheap — Eskom CEO Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has stated that electricity is too cheap in South Africa, reports City Press. Speaking at the Joburg Indaba, De Ruyter reportedly said one of the ways South Africa should solve its energy problems is to reduce electricity demand.
  14. Jan

    Volvo and Tracker say De Ruyter's "spying device" could be one of theirs

    Truth about spying device found in Eskom CEO André de Ruyter's car The circuit board Eskom CEO André de Ruyter found under the driver’s seat of his Volvo was likely the panic button of a pre-fitted tracking system. “Based off of the photos that you have sent us, our third-party supplier...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • andré de ruyter daniel cuthbert eskom friedel fivaz george fivaz sikonathi mantshantsha tracker volvo
    • Replies: 133
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. W

    Andre de Ruyter, Proof: it's NOT a bug in your car.

    Hey Andre, please see the same device from my Volvo XC90. What you've found was a wireless transmitter for your panic button - it was preinstalled by Tracker before the sale of your car (usually under the drivers seat). There's a nice instruction manual provided by Tracker which tells you how...
  16. RedViking

    Ceil Inverter 850VA (600W) PURE SINE WAVE (Mecer Alternative) Lead Acid Only

    Supported Battery: Recommending using with Lead Acid (LA) Only. See below with regards to using Lithium (LFP). Important Note: Currently there is a concern some experience with the inverter that does not stop charging when used with Lithium Drop in Replacement batteries such as the Hubble...
  17. Jan

    Eskom insiders confirm information about the power utility's collapse

    Insiders reveal explosive information about Eskom's collapse Eskom insiders have revealed that politics, poorly skilled staff, a lack of training, affirmative action, poor budgeting, and corruption are the real reasons for the collapse at Eskom. explosive In 2022, South Africans endured the...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom now buying power from Zambia

    Eskom now buying power from Zambia “We are doing everything possible to add megawatts to the grid,” De Ruyter told Johannesburg-based Radio Sonder Grense. “We have started buying power from Zambia, and we are looking at Mozambique and the private sector to add megawatts.” [Bloomberg]
  19. Jan

    [Updated] Load-shedding 4-8 October: Stage 4 until 05:00 on Thursday, Stage 3 until 05:00 on Saturday

    Eskom increases power cuts after two units trip Eskom has announced that South Africa will move to stage 4 load-shedding from 18:00 on Tuesday, 4 October. “A generation unit each at Kendal and Lethabo power stations have just tripped,” the power utility told media in a brief statement.
  20. Jan

    Hacker weighs in on "bug" found in De Ruyter's car

    Revelations about "NSA-level" spying device found in Eskom CEO André de Ruyter's Volvo The “sophisticated NSA-level” bug that Eskom CEO André de Ruyter found in his car is neither particularly intricate nor something advanced nation-state clandestine services would use. This is according to...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • andré de ruyter daniel cuthbert eskom george fivaz national security agency (nsa)
    • Replies: 169
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    De Ruyter says load-shedding should drop to stage 2 next week, suspend by weekend

    Eskom CEO gives load-shedding update — and there is good news Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said South Africa could see load-shedding reduced to stage 2 next week, with the possibility of the power utility lifting rotational power cuts completely by next weekend if things go to plan. However, it...
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