Eskom electricity emergency

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Eskom power emergency

A power emergency was declared for a second consecutive day on Thursday, Eskom said.

 

[Electron1]

Current planned maintenance stood at 3660 MW.

Doesn't Eskom schedule planned maintenance for summer?

 

[Albereth]

Turn the lights off? Are you daft?

Turn off the gantries and I might consider it. Until then I'll use what I want.

 

[Totempole]

Eskom asked electricity users to switch off non-essential appliances...

Zuma doesn't have an off switch.... but he's just a tool anyway.

 

[satanboy]

Zuma doesn't have an off switch.... but he's just a tool anyway.

Showers don't use electricity.

 

[Totempole]

Showers don't use electricity.

"Geezers" do.

 

[geezer]

"Geezers" do.

Hey! Watch it!

 

[froot]

Doesn't Eskom schedule planned maintenance for summer?

For the most part, but summer isn't long enough to maintain everything during summer. Maintenance does take a fair amount of time.

 

[entrepr]

Come on guys, they are only 800 MW short. If we can just turn off 8 million light bulbs we will get through this!

 

[HavocXphere]

This is going to be a long winter...

I just pity the okes that need to deal with this operationally. I know balancing supply & demand and keeping the frequency stable is a biatch and running a powerplant while knowing that it can't go down under any circumstances can't be fun either...

 

[lexis]

Eskom can be assured that at the price we pay for electricity we can't afford to waste it

However your lack of planning is not my concern

 

[kianm]

Come on guys, they are only 800 MW short. If we can just turn off 8 million light bulbs we will get through this!

Gantries?

 

[KikzAzz]

My power was off from 11am yesterday until 3am this morning

 

[Albereth]

Shut down non-essential government departments.

Turn the power off in military bases

 

[abandonallhope]

running a powerplant while knowing that it can't go down under any circumstances can't be fun either...

This is Africa, a powerplant can go down whenever. Responsible people will not be held accountable, idiotic excuses will be given, and ultimately the blame will be put on the public for using too much electricity.

 

[Arthur]

This is Africa, a powerplant can go down whenever. Responsible people will not be held accountable, idiotic excuses will be given, and ultimately the blame will be put on the public for using too much electricity.

and the more they save electricity the higher the price.

 

[Musicmp3]

Yes in SA it takes time. We just inefficient!

 

[Musicmp3]

Switch parliament off.Most are alseep and the others are turning it into a kindagarden.

Maybe hook some cables up to Malema and use the **** he talks as fuel!!!

 

[garyc]

A couple of units are down for planned maintenance ahead of the July peak demand. The one thing helping us at the moment are the platinum strikes - the demand from the mines there is 400MW down on what it would have been otherwise.

If the strike is settled by the time the July peak arrives then things should be really tight. Keep the laptop batteries charged.