Eskom load-shedding outlook to April 2023

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Eskom reveals load-shedding outlook for the year — and it's not good

Eskom has revealed that, in the worst-case scenario, South Africa will be load-shed for 295 days — or 81% of the year — between April 2022 and 2023.

What's worse is that, in the scenario, Eskom would have to burn more than R35.9 billion worth of diesel to run its open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) while maintaining up to Stage 4 load-shedding.
 
May I point your gaze north?

This is exactly how it started in Zim. We will not have a day of no blackouts in SA for the forseeable future. I predict two decades at least. The new normal arrives whilst so many are simping over masks and vaccines and political infighting.
 
Does the govt shed the power we send to to our neighboring countries as well? or are these tied up in some legal agreement / humanitarian pact of the AU or something
 
Remember this is worst case scenario guys... I mean if you're in your job they say this is our worst case scenario, this is if all the poo has left the rectums and is hitting the fan at the same time, so you give it saying the room will be covered in a thick layer of rectum remenants.
Whereas there is the truth, the middle ground and best case scenario, the problem is the media like the worst case scenario, not the best case.
 
So is this load shedding on-and-off trick from Eskom a ploy to avoid stats saying they had "rolling load shedding" since they can now technically say it ended Wed night at 22h00. (and then restarted on Thu but we'll leave that one out)
 
Liewe F###ing Heksie...
295 days where loadshedding could / is likely to happen.

Bro there is no country on earth that can operate like this...

People are going to stay in compounds around diesel and generators / solar installations.

And the night is going to be dark yo.
 
neoprema said:
So is this load shedding on-and-off trick from Eskom a ploy to avoid stats saying they had "rolling load shedding" since they can now technically say it ended Wed night at 22h00. (and then restarted on Thu but we'll leave that one out)
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Nope this will count as days shed, so not really.
 
MagNorthDigital said:
Liewe F###ing Heksie...
295 days where loadshedding could / is likely to happen.

Bro there is no country on earth that can operate like this...
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Worst case scenario, at the worst. It's probably a bit more middle ground.
 
And the fat greedy pigs won't do a damn thing about it. It's sickening the complete lack of will or ability for the ANC to actually build, repair or otherwise steer the country in a better direction.
 
pinball wizard said:
May I point your gaze north?

This is exactly how it started in Zim. We will not have a day of no blackouts in SA for the forseeable future. I predict two decades at least. The new normal arrives whilst so many are simping over masks and vaccines and political infighting.
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This has been a constant HOT topic for years. Dont know how people are 'simping' if everyone is really well aware of this issue. Countless of news articles....
Countless
 
Lupus said:
Remember this is worst case scenario guys... I mean if you're in your job they say this is our worst case scenario, this is if all the poo has left the rectums and is hitting the fan at the same time, so you give it saying the room will be covered in a thick layer of rectum remenants.
Whereas there is the truth, the middle ground and best case scenario, the problem is the media like the worst case scenario, not the best case.
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Best case scenario, Nicola Tesla himself rises from the grave and single-handedly fixes eskom. He'll have to do it by himself cause the second he employs someone, there is a chance of corruption.

Best case scenario.
 
_TrXtR_ said:
This has been a constant HOT topic for years. Dont know how people are 'simping' if everyone is really well aware of this issue. Countless of news articles....
Countless
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Far too many middle class liberals who suck Ramadipshit's tit for the reality to hit home.
 
pinball wizard said:
May I point your gaze north?

This is exactly how it started in Zim. We will not have a day of no blackouts in SA for the forseeable future. I predict two decades at least. The new normal arrives whilst so many are simping over masks and vaccines and political infighting.
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I have an honest question, no judgement either way.

As you saw into a potential future, that turned out to be at least partially true.

Did you prepare? Or should I ask, are you prepared?

Is Fore-warned truly fore-armed, is what I'm asking.
 
Lupus said:
Worst case scenario, at the worst. It's probably a bit more middle ground.
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Don't underestimate the ANC's ability to make worse case scenarios a reality.

15 years ago we hadn't even heard of load shedding!
 
MagNorthDigital said:
I have an honest question, no judgement either way.

As you saw into a potential future, that turned out to be at least partially true.

Did you prepare? Or should I ask, are you prepared?

Is Fore-warned truly fore-armed, is what I'm asking.
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Yeah. I have some family in Zim.

I learnt from them. I earn foreign currency, I have off grid water and power.
 
Lupus said:
Remember this is worst case scenario guys... I mean if you're in your job they say this is our worst case scenario, this is if all the poo has left the rectums and is hitting the fan at the same time, so you give it saying the room will be covered in a thick layer of rectum remenants.
Whereas there is the truth, the middle ground and best case scenario, the problem is the media like the worst case scenario, not the best case.
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If not now, it will happen eventually in the short term. No new generation coming online, while the population keeps growing...
 
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