CT CBD outage

[saturnz]

Apparently a major supply line broke, huge area is now without electricity.

 

[cavedog]

Wondered why downdetector has a huge spike on reports for Eskom.

 

[2026]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1472991995836649476

 

[saturnz]

Fortunately I have a common area plug socket right outside my flat which is powered by the generator that I can plug into.

 

[purple face]

they say it could take up tow 12 hours to fix, im without electricity

 

[Dan C]

they say it could take up tow 12 hours to fix, im without electricity

I'm sure you can cope without your sunbed for 12 hours.

 

[3WA]

Straight after Garsfontein.

Sabotage?

 

[saturnz]

Apparently major fire at century city is linked to the power outage

 

[Ferog]

Apparently major fire at century city is linked to the power outage

Someone mentioned sabotage, not sure if it is.

But then again people outside CBD can look forward to some further load shedding next year seeing as the CBD residents don't get load shed.

R20bn life extension of Koeberg power station poses significant risks for South Africa

%%excerpt%% Preparations are under way for the replacement of the six steam generators at Eskom’s 1,840MW Koeberg nuclear power station, in what South Africa’s national electricity utility says is the most complex project undertaken at the nuclear facility since it was commissioned some 36 years ago

www.dailymaverick.co.za

'The replacement of three of the steam generators on the 920MW nuclear reactor unit 2 is set to start in January 2022 in an outage planned to last 155 days. Thereafter, if all goes well, Eskom will commence the replacement of a second set of three steam generators on the 920MW reactor unit 1 in October 2022, in a similar 155-day planned outage.'

 

[TheChamp]

Straight after Garsfontein.

Sabotage?

Yep, DA factions fighting amongst each other.

 

[JuliusSeizure]

Viva DA Viva!

 

[Hemi300c]

Yep, DA factions fighting amongst each other.

More like sour grapes from other parties.

 

[joshuatree]

Yep, DA factions fighting amongst each other.

Come on Champ. You are bigger than this.

 

[joshuatree]

Groot dele van Kaapstad sonder krag https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/sake/energie/groot-dele-van-kaapstad-sonder-krag-20211220

Paywall, but biggish outage for that area, due to a fire like @saturnz said.

 

[TheChamp]

Come on Champ. You are bigger than this.

What? I am just supporting a good conspiracy theory.

 

[JuliusSeizure]

Cape Town plunged into darkness due to 'technical fault'

Parts of Cape Town were plunged into darkness on Monday evening after a "technical fault" on the grid, the city said.

www.timeslive.co.za

 

[C4Cat]

What? I am just supporting a good conspiracy theory.

His sense of humour obviously requires electricity...

 

[joshuatree]

UPDATE | High voltage line fault leaves parts of Cape Town without power | News24

City of Cape Town spokesperson Priya Reddy said a "big supply fault" on Monday evening led to the sudden blackout.

www.news24.com

 

[D tj]

Quickly, show you voted for the DA, the power will be magically restored.

 

[itareanlnotani]

Quickly, show you voted for the DA, the power will be magically restored.

No, no no, how the DA works is:

There is a dearth of power - everyone must chip in to save power*
*except the large industries using the majority of it, who won't be mentioned much if at all.
Blame the users for wasting too much power.
Claim there is a day zero when we'll run out of power
Raise the prices for power a few thousand percent.
Keep the pricing at the new significantly raised prices when the "crisis" is over.