Eskom blackout

[marco79]

Our area just went dark for about 20 minutes. The kids got all excited. We lit some candles, got out the torches and a lantern. Put the kids in a nice bubble bath. We were going to tell them some nice stories then the lights went back on.

 

[orin76]

Are you a direct Eskom customer or a Cape Town Municipality customer? I know in Jo'burg, most outages are actually faults on the city power's ageing network.

 

[marco79]

Direct Eskom.

 

[Creag]

Our area just went dark for about 20 minutes. The kids got all excited. We lit some candles, got out the torches and a lantern. Put the kids in a nice bubble bath. We were going to tell them some nice stories then the lights went back on.

So did the kids get their story?

Are you a direct Eskom customer or a Cape Town Municipality customer? I know in Jo'burg, most outages are actually faults on the city power's ageing network.

Lifespan of most infrastructure is nearing its end.

 

[Masataka]

According to that alert thing that they post to the tv, usage is "high".

Apparently the electricity supply has been under strain due to the weather, but who knows. Eskom are just plain useless, wasting our money, and now panicking because they can't meet demand.