Eskom load-shedding back after three months

The ANC want to hold us hostage for there incompetency. For there Fu?ck they want us to pay.
Look at salaries in general parastatal were they have finger in the Pie. To ugly to mention!!!
Private sector does not pay that well as parastatal. Something is wrong. Know what is happening who sits on top it just filters down. Just follow the money trial.
 
Replenish depleted emergency generation reserves. So these dudes don't do maintenance, wait till the last minute and then want to top up? SAA, SAPOS, ESCOM all in the Shi***** and all the others. A Minister who wants to go back to Mxit? In the last 2 weeks I haven't seen 1 positive piece of news on SA @ all. HTH does SA function properly? I'm not there to SLAM anybody or anything. I didn't know it has gotten this bad in SA @ all.
 
Lupus said:
Apparently enough to restock emergency reserves
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Makes you think, they are probably back to using the OCGTs overnight to pump the dams at the storage schemes.. And tonight there is not enough diesel left to pull that off. So instead of doing that we get load shedding.
 
plutobirds said:
Makes you think, they are probably back to using the OCGTs overnight to pump the dams at the storage schemes.. And tonight there is not enough diesel left to pull that off. So instead of doing that we get load shedding.
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I doubt they would use diesel to pump water back overnight. There would be excess power from coal to pump water back but probably running low on diesel so can't run OCGTs too long hence loadshedding starting at 21:00.
 
wingnut771 said:
I doubt they would use diesel to pump water back overnight. There would be excess power from coal to pump water back but probably running low on diesel so can't run OCGTs too long hence loadshedding starting at 21:00.
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Possibly, but I remember back in early 2020 (pre-Covid) they once mentioned in a statement that they ran the OCGTs overnight to pump the schemes. Maybe not what is happening now but they have done that before.. Desperate measures! If national load + pumping of the storage schemes cannot be supported by the coal fleet overnight I guess there isn't anything left but OCGTs or load shedding. Just a guess. I find the complexities of managing the grid fascinating. Hats off to the system operator for keeping the whole thing from collapsing!
 
plutobirds said:
Possibly, but I remember back in early 2020 (pre-Covid) they once mentioned in a statement that they ran the OCGTs overnight to pump the schemes. Maybe not what is happening now but they have done that before.. Desperate measures! If national load + pumping of the storage schemes cannot be supported by the coal fleet overnight I guess there isn't anything left but OCGTs or load shedding. Just a guess. I find the complexities of managing the grid fascinating. Hats off to the system operator for keeping the whole thing from collapsing!
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It's probably automated as I'm sure someone would have been napping on the job by now like Homer Simpson.
 
MightyQuin said:
Same day as COSATU strikes...well, what do you know.

Luckily here in CPT we are still considering IF there will be ANY shedding. Not that I would notice...my systems at home have been in place for years already.
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CPT also hit tonight from 2200 to 0500 tomorrow morning -zone 13 off currently.
 
Hitting it at midnight. Still not investing into the whole solar&inverter&battery thing. The full sized gas stove, battery powered backup Led bulbs where it could be implemented, a few Magneto rechargeable lights, solar flood light, and most importantly internet backed up by an Omipower Ratel together with a few laptops have to do for now.

Will probably go gas geiser if it becomes a real problem regarding hot water eventually.
 
KikzAzz said:
Exactly at the same time as the EFF calling for the removal of Andre de Ruyter??? What a coincidence.

Sabotage much? Never!
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We really need to stop with the foolish conspiracy theories. It's loadshedding, we've been having it for years, we don't need to come up with stories when it happens.
 
Lately our power goes down when the weather is bad. Last night it was out for few hours without even loadshedding. Just now it went down again and it's just raining softly :mad:
 
TheChamp said:
We really need to stop with the foolish conspiracy theories. It's loadshedding, we've been having it for years, we don't need to come up with stories when it happens.
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Nah don't you know it's because NERSA rejected the increases, or that the moon hit the sky like a pizza pie...
 
HowTo said:
The ANC want to hold us hostage for there incompetency. For there Fu?ck they want us to pay.
Look at salaries in general parastatal were they have finger in the Pie. To ugly to mention!!!
Private sector does not pay that well as parastatal. Something is wrong. Know what is happening who sits on top it just filters down. Just follow the money trial.
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Remember how you're living on their continent?

Just shut up and take it or go back to Europe!
 
Lupus said:
Nah don't you know it's because NERSA rejected the increases, or that the moon hit the sky like a pizza pie...
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This is exactly why they resorting to load-shedding now, blackmail isn't a normal business procedure but under the ANC it is.
 
grok said:
This is exactly why they resorting to load-shedding now, blackmail isn't a normal business procedure but under the ANC it is.
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I think it's more related to the broken power stations
 
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