A plan to end load-shedding fast

garp said:
The only realistic very quick fix is the Karpower ships, like it or not. Longer term, we need to understand that renewables are not a panacea and we will probably still need to invest in coal fired stations. Longer term, ideally, nuclear is the best bet for base load.

The most optimal way of doing nuclear would be to deregulate and open up to international nuclear operators to provide a turnkey service at a fixed cost.

There are also a lot of very promising developments with small modular reactors which could very well be an option in the near future. For instance, there’s a micro reactor in development that is a completely sealed unit that can power a small village, with enough fuel to last 10 years. It gets shipped as a complete unit, installed and then simply replaced every 10 yrs. There is no risk of a meltdown and minimal management required.

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No the powerships are not a quick fix, or even a viable fix.
 
There is only 1 fix, never mind it being a quick fix, and that is to buy your own solar system. If you can`t do this then you will have to endure load shedding. No SA government is able to provide reliable energy, you have to do this yourself and then go protest about why you still pay massive taxes for Eskom.
 
Benedict A55h0le said:
There is only 1 fix, never mind it being a quick fix, and that is to buy your own solar system. If you can`t do this then you will have to endure load shedding. No SA government is able to provide reliable energy, you have to do this yourself and then go protest about why you still pay massive taxes for Eskom.
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How much of your tax goes directly to Eskom?
 
I have a suggestion.

Send out a notice that whoever is not back at work by Friday will be fired.
Get the army involved to stop the protests.

After the chaos, rehire some of them if needed but at a realistic wage.
 
AstroTurf said:
I have a suggestion.

Send out a notice that whoever is not back at work by Friday will be fired.
Get the army involved to stop the protests.

After the chaos, rehire some of them if needed but at a realistic wage.
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Uncle Gwede already said no to that mad idea ages ago.
 
wingnut771 said:
Isn't it better to scatter the batteries all around the country like a few at each sub station?
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There is actually a lot going on that people aren't realising. Here from last week is the results of the one Eskom programme.

Eskom signs battery contracts worth a combined R11bn with Pinggao and Hyosung

State-owned electricity utility Eskom has confirmed that it has awarded battery energy storage system (BESS) contracts to two supplies for projects with a combined capacity of 199 MW/833 MWh. CEO André de Ruyter confirmed on Wednesday that the projects, which are being funded through a World...
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Another from the top of my head is the 1140MWh PV/BESS project in Kenhardt which will start shortly from the same program as the Karpower ships.

So things are going on, but as per my comment in the linked thread, Eskom are making seriously bad choices in choosing who won the tenders.

Edit: For clarity, Kenhardt is not an Eskom programme but government.
 
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Benedict A55h0le said:
We will never know, but I am sure we are/will all be paying through our noses for it, whether we have a solar system or not.
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At worst you are paying 0.5% of your taxes to Eskom given a bailout of R50bn in a year (which it isn't getting)
 
Spizz said:
There is actually a lot going on that people aren't realising. Here from last week is the results of the one Eskom programme.

Eskom signs battery contracts worth a combined R11bn with Pinggao and Hyosung

State-owned electricity utility Eskom has confirmed that it has awarded battery energy storage system (BESS) contracts to two supplies for projects with a combined capacity of 199 MW/833 MWh. CEO André de Ruyter confirmed on Wednesday that the projects, which are being funded through a World...
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Another from the top of my head is the 1140MWh PV/BESS project in knehardt which will start shortly from the same program as the Karpower ships.

So things are going on, but as per my comment in the linked thread, Eskom are making seriously bad choices in choosing who won the tneders.
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Things have always been going on yet here we are sitting the dark, the ANC who broke this will not fix this.
 
ToxicBunny said:
No the powerships are not a quick fix, or even a viable fix.
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They are a terrible choice when you consider the options the government had and the chances missed on developing infrastructure and creating jobs. But that aside, their pricing is actually pretty good in comparison.
 
Benedict A55h0le said:
Things have always been going on yet here we are sitting the dark, the ANC who broke this will not fix this.
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I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just saying things are being planned. The plans are being fscked up by bureaucracy, incompetence and no doubt corruption, but planned none the less.
 
ToxicBunny said:
No the powerships are not a quick fix, or even a viable fix.
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They are not a great solution from a cost and efficiency point of view, and obviously there is the implication of ANC graft, but they are actually viable and relatively quick to implement. The only non-economic impediments are ideological.
 
Spizz said:
So things are going on, but as per my comment in the linked thread, Eskom are making seriously bad choices in choosing who won the tneders.
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I wonder how many companies submitted tender applications? Do have specific companies in mind who you think would have been better choices?
 
garp said:
They are not a great solution from a cost and efficiency point of view, and obviously there is the implication of ANC graft, but they are actually viable and relatively quick to implement. The only non-economic impediments are ideological.
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Actually, cost and efficiency are the only good bits about them.
 
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