Eskom explains what it's doing to avoid Stage 7 power cuts

Jan said:
How Eskom is avoiding Stage 7 load-shedding

Eskom has managed to avoid Stage 7 load-shedding in recent days and weeks by implementing Stage 4 load-curtailment, Stage 6 power cuts, and burning diesel in 19 open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs).

Several experts have said that the state-owned power utility is simply avoiding officially announcing higher stages of load-shedding by taking load off the grid in other ways.
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This.
 
Pineapple Smurf said:
How da fork is 11hrs 30min still Stage 6? :unsure:

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The stages seem to work in 4 day cycles:
Stage 1-4 per 4 days:
Stage0 hour sessions2.5 hour sessionsDays with
3x0h
0x2.5h		Days with
2x0h
1x2.5h		Days with
1x0h
2x2.5h		Days with
0x0h
3x2.5h
19313
26622
33931
40124

Stages 5-8 mirrors stages 1-4, except 0h->2.5h and 2.5h->4.5h. Per 4 days:-
Stage2.5 hour sessions4.5 hour sessionsDays with
3x2.5h
0x4.5h		Days with
2x2.5h
1x4.5h		Days with
1x2.5h
2x4.5h		Days with
0x2.5h
3x4.5h
59313
66622
73931
80124

From the above, one can also guess that stages 9-12 will mirror 5-8 with sessions extended by another 2 hours, and stages 13-16 will mirror 5-8 with sessions extended by 4 hours (or put another way, sessions will start overlapping meaning no power for 14 to 24 hours+ at a time) :mad:
 
Several experts have said that the state-owned power utility is simply avoiding officially announcing higher stages of load-shedding by taking load off the grid in other ways.
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Correct... 'its just a fault' ;);)
 
Rayne said:
Sweat plain fokol is what they are doing. They've been "fixing" stuff for years now and nothing is repaired yet. Overall it in fact declined.

Nothing is going to improve until we physically see new plants being build. Until then its going to get even worse.
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The new plants are broken too so....
 
Anyway, we will see when it gets cold which is monday in Jhb. Stage 7 then 8 then grid collapse.
 
G.A.S said:
The stages seem to work in 4 day cycles:
Stage 1-4 per 4 days:
Stage0 hour sessions2.5 hour sessionsDays with
3x0h
0x2.5h		Days with
2x0h
1x2.5h		Days with
1x0h
2x2.5h		Days with
0x0h
3x2.5h
19313
26622
33931
40124

Stages 5-8 mirrors stages 1-4, except 0h->2.5h and 2.5h->4.5h. Per 4 days:-
Stage2.5 hour sessions4.5 hour sessionsDays with
3x2.5h
0x4.5h		Days with
2x2.5h
1x4.5h		Days with
1x2.5h
2x4.5h		Days with
0x2.5h
3x4.5h
59313
66622
73931
80124

From the above, one can also guess that stages 9-12 will mirror 5-8 with sessions extended by another 2 hours, and stages 13-16 will mirror 5-8 with sessions extended by 4 hours (or put another way, sessions will start overlapping meaning no power for 14 to 24 hours+ at a time) :mad:
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CoCT is adding to the schedule by introducing stage 5 at various intervals and why some blocks are experiencing more then 10/12 hours
 
they also manage to avoid it by implementing 2.5hours of loadshedding by us, then instead of turning the power on, they leave it off for another 3 hours. then after that, they cut us twice for 4.5 hours and on the second time leave us off for another hour again.
 
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