Don't worry, Eskom can still go all the way to Stage 8 load-shedding - Gordhan

[Jan]

Stage 8 power cuts possible to protect grid — Minister

Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has dismissed calls to declare a state of disaster for Eskom, saying that the power utility has plans in place to protect South Africa’s grid from total collapse.

“There should therefore be a distinction made between a state of disaster just for dramatic effect as compared to a power system emergency,” Gordhan said during a parliamentary session to respond to questions.

 

[Iamn0tageek]

All your lies will catch up to you eventually.

 

[Moosedrool]

Stage 8 power cuts possible to protect grid — Minister

Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has dismissed calls to declare a state of disaster for Eskom, saying that the power utility has plans in place to protect South Africa’s grid from total collapse.

“There should therefore be a distinction made between a state of disaster just for dramatic effect as compared to a power system emergency,” Gordhan said during a parliamentary session to respond to questions.

Is he being serious? Load shedding is in their mind the new norm.

 

[neoprema]

What did i say in another thread previously?

They'll sell us on load-shedding being a solution until we're saying "yay! only Stage 2 we're doing better"....

 

[Neuk_]

"Dramatic Effect"

 

[RaptorSA]

" to implement up to Stage 8 load-shedding in order to protect the grid from total collapse.”

Listen poephol, where I live stage 8 is as good as a collapse.
Multi-day outages, here we come again.

 

[Azure 12]

 

[porchrat]

Any need at all for rolling blackouts to keep the grid running is a state of disaster.

 

[Azure 12]

Is he being serious? Loud shedding is in their mind the new norm.

That would be correct

 

[mpdjhb]

"during the state capture period" - as if its over

 

[Vorastra]

Don't worry, things can still get worse?

What?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

That would be correct

ask the Zimbos and neighboring countries what sort of shape their Electricity grid is in.
they probably think electricity is something they once had,

 

[Vorastra]

"during the state capture period" - as if its over

"During the very public and obvious state capture period"

 

[Itsa Trap]

Picture this, we are on the Titanic, everyone is sitting down for dinner, while the ship has already been struck,
but the captain says " Don't panic people, this is not a state of emergency, we've got 8 more compartments that need to flood before we need to enact an evacuation...


Except, we can't quite make it out old chap, you sound like you're speaking...


under water.

 

[Baise]

Gordaan, rather just shut the fsuk up please.

 

[mojoman]

ask the Zimbos and neighboring countries what sort of shape their Electricity grid is in.
they probably think electricity is something they once had,

Years ago i worked with a zimbo who said we would end up the same as his country...
Back then I still thought we had a chance...

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Years ago i worked with a zimbo who said we would end up the same as his country...
Back then I still thought we had a chance...

sad but true,

Eskom is Counting on the Fact we consider Load shedding "normal" and get people used to this concept so they can continue with their mismanagement and antics.
I mean Zimbos dont complain now about electricity/Water only working for 1 hour a day,

 

[1am7h30n3]

Hahahaha, stage 8. Yeah... OK then.

 

[SilverCode]

“Far more important than putting [excess Eskom staff] out on the streets — when we have the high level of unemployment that we do — is to attempt to retrain them,” Gordhan said.

What you really should be focusing on is growing the economy by providing a stable electricity supply and not looting tax money and bailing out failed SOE's. If the economy grows, then so will the available jobs.

 

[ShaunSA]

This idiot again. He should rather stfu