Does load shedding happen in other countries?

[Nom Chompsky]

it would be a good point if it was true
blackouts in the US have occurred long after the Enron scandal

consider: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 -- 2 years after Enron

more importantly the Enron scandal was in part triggered the failure of Enron to succeed in manipulating the electricity market as much as they manipulated their accounting records

Ok more precisely the 2001 Californian blackouts...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis

The California electricity crisis, also known as the Western U.S. Energy Crisis of 2000 and 2001, was a situation in which the United States state of California had a shortage of electricity supply caused by market manipulations, illegal[5] shutdowns of pipelines by the Texas energy consortium Enron, and capped retail electricity prices.

 

[Johand]

Ok more precisely the 2001 Californian blackouts...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis

What makes this one funny is that had 45 000 MW of capacity and only 28 000MW was used. What is our numbers?

 

[marine1]

What makes this one funny is that had 45 000 MW of capacity and only 28 000MW was used. What Are our numbers?

We will never know the truth

 

[noxibox]

While I am aware that load shedding occurs in less affluent suburbs of Hollywood, CA, it is not sufficient to compare a 1st world country with this 3rd rate piece of crap run by tinpot dictators.

Come now, California's not that bad.

Aren't RSA a major supplier of Botswana?

On the contrary Botswana was offering to supply power to South Africa, but were turned down. If South Africa were to accept there'd be no need for blackouts. Eskom could shut down stations, fix them properly and then bring them back on line. This will also provide time to build more capacity because the more electricity you can generate the better. There is more than adequate electricity generation in the region that none of the countries should need to deal with power shortages.

 

[R13...]

We will never know the truth

You can work the numbers out yourself they're on the internet.

 

[noxibox]

What makes this one funny is that had 45 000 MW of capacity and only 28 000MW was used. What is our numbers?

About the same for South Africa. The US does have a problem though. Their electricity grid is getting old and ever more unreliable. Same thing that was allowed to happen to other infrastructure. The UK government also waited until things were literally falling apart. That doesn't excuse the South African government or Eskom's failure to do their job. It just means that they're not the only ones.

Privatisation typically makes things even worse. It's prime benefit is enriching private players at the expense of everyone else. Just a different set of pigs at the trough.

 

[R13...]

On the contrary Botswana was offering to supply power to South Africa, but were turned down. If South Africa were to accept there'd be no need for blackouts. Eskom could shut down stations, fix them properly and then bring them back on line. This will also provide time to build more capacity because the more electricity you can generate the better. There is more than adequate electricity generation in the region that none of the countries should need to deal with power shortages.

Why would Botswana which relies on imports offer to export to SA?

 

[marine1]

You can work the numbers out yourself they're on the internet.

Assuming the numbers are correct?

 

[R13...]

Assuming the numbers are correct?

You can cross check with other sources but I assure you your best source is the Eskom site where they even given you average availability over the previous 3 year period. I have been to 3 power stations and know that what is on the website in terms of capacity for those stations is correct and most of Eskom's stations are standard in terms of capacity. So most of the 6 gen-set stations have more or less the same capacity.

 

[marine1]

You can cross check with other sources but I assure you your best source is the Eskom site where they even given you average availability over the previous 3 year period. I have been to 3 power stations and know that what is on the website in terms of capacity for those stations is correct and most of Eskom's stations are standard in terms of capacity. So most of the 6 gen-set stations have more or less the same capacity.

Thanks

 

[MartyMarts]

India - Power cuts remain common in some Indian states, according to reports, due to a shortage of electricity generation capacity in the country.

These dudes recently sent a rocket to Mars.

Yeah I don't care about what happens in other countries...their load shedding doesn't affect me right now.

Agreed.