Eskom might implement Stage 4 load-shedding to manage its diesel reserves

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Neptuner said:
I have enough experience to call bullzhit on several assertions he makes for one the outrageous claim he makes about boilers…

Is this you defending him/yourself on a separate occasion:
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What is the basis of you accepting his hogwash? “sound” ?
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OK, so no experience whatsoever. Which is OK, most don't either.
 
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zolly said:
I generally prefer the opinion of Chris Yelland over Ted, but like I said, if you can fix the problem but a crook is standing in your way stopping you, fix the problem and deal with the crook in court later. Because let's be honest, we CAN fix load shedding. The problem is the BEE coal guys, the syndicates and the ANC are holding us all to ransom because they are raking it in big.
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There is also bloated staff due to ANC, crime due to ANC, sabotage due to ANC.

If the ANC is stopped from stealing it the ANC will destroy it.
 
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RonSwanson said:
OK, so no experience whatsoever. Which is OK, most don't either.
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I get that you respect his opinion but I picked up on a few things he said here and there which I can confirm is utter nonsense. He cuts across too many subjects/areas and perhaps this is his mistake, he must focus on finance and economics not engineering, technology and especially not politics because as we clearly saw he got his azz in handed to him in the interview with de Ruyter.
 
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Neptuner said:
I get that you respect his opinion but I picked up on a few things he said here and there which I can confirm is utter nonsense. He cuts across too many subjects/areas and perhaps this is his mistake, he must focus on finance and economics not engineering, technology and especially not politics because as we clearly saw he got his azz in handed to him in the interview with de Ruyter.
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That's quite correct, he did. He's not always right, and it needed to be pointed out to him.
That does not mean that he is wrong 100% of the time.
 
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RonSwanson said:
That's quite correct, he did. He's not always right, and it needed to be pointed out to him.
That does not mean that he is wrong 100% of the time.
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Andre sitting with Ian McRae:

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Andre knows who is who in this zoo... In this picture here Andre was asking Ian McRae about Ted Blom to which he responded: "Who's that?".
 
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My 2c on Eskom that I think I have noted before is that, based on doing some tiny contracts for Eskom (mostly under R100m) and still ongoing we quickly saw a few things. Current Eskom staff are inexperienced at best, borderline incompetent and corrupt. Just a medium sized power station needs a wide range of expertise (experienced and well qualified) to operate plus outside support industries and expertise from crushing to filtration. Much of this is lacking in present day SA, particularly dealing with old units.

Finally our take overall is that no one man can really "run" Eskom (not de Ruyter with limited real generation experience; he is an executive manager with a modest cv), particularly with crooked ANC big brother in the background. It is too big, too rotten, hollowed out by the ANC and too diverse. I still say best option is to sell off generation (free and fair, no monopolies or ANC BEE), open new generation. Resuscitate the REDS, establish wheeling charges and open generation up. Retire the Eskom name, sell off the real estate.

Never happen - too lucrative for corruption for the ANC pockets. Now union staff at Eskom want a 15% INCREASE! Decrease should be applied.
 
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Andre sitting with Ian McRae:

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Andre knows who is who in this zoo... In this picture here Andre was asking Ian McRae about Ted Blom to which he responded: "Who's that?".
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I never denied that Andre may know of Ted Blom, or to the contrary.

Looks like an interesting discussion though, got a link to the video?
 
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The power utility's COO, Jan Oberholzer, explained that Eskom is burning a lot of diesel in its open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) — around two million litres a day — and its next delivery will only arrive on 24 May.
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Plus whatever is being stolen at the Kriel power station... :rolleyes:
 
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Bad link.
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Spirit of Ian McRae lives on​

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  • Business Day
  • 14 Jul 2020
  • Jac Messerschmidt and George Lindeque ● Messerschmidt and Lindeque were previous executive directors at Eskom.
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/George Lindeque
Leaving a legacy: Current Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and former CEO Ian McRae met earlier in 2020 to discuss their vision for the power utility and making it fit for purpose.

The expressive eyebrows that underline the towering forehead were sparser than 30 years ago, but the piercing blue eyes made his injunctions imperative when Ian McRae met his recent successor earlier in 2020. There was nothing small about Ian Campbell McRae, erstwhile CEO of Eskom and then founding chair of what is today Nersa, the energy regulator of SA, passing on his vision to current Eskom CEO André de Ruyter. McRae died on Sunday.
The expressive eyebrows that underline the towering forehead were sparser than 30 years ago, but the piercing blue eyes made his injunctions imperative when Ian McRae met his recent successor earlier in 2020.
Though his large frame showed the inevitable ravages of age, there was nothing small about Ian Campbell McRae, erstwhile CEO of Eskom (19851995) and then founding chair of what is today Nersa, the energy regulator of SA, passing on his vision to current Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.
His body passed away early on Sunday July 12, but the spirit of this founding father of electricity for all and the Southern African grid, initiated by one of the most admired and well-run utilities in the world at the time, lives on. For the job is not yet done, McRae insisted ever since he officially “retired” two decades ago.
There is more work to be done to rebuild Eskom, complete electrification and to expand the electricity grid further into Africa. The reform of the whole electricity industry is still on the waiting list, but he was confident that the will to do the things that have fallen by the wayside has not waned.
As McRae passed on his legacy in discussion with De Ruyter, he stressed these points again. On learning of his passing, De Ruyter said: “All of us at Eskom were saddened at hearing of the passing of Dr Ian.”
“He was a true giant in the SA energy industry, and transformed Eskom with his inspirational leadership.
“Personally I was humbled to have met him soon after I stepped into the role of CEO, and personally experienced his passion for Eskom, and his keen interest in the business that he built,” De Ruyter said.
It is true that Ian McRae could inspire people to do the impossible. He took Eskom to incredible heights and he also left us the
road map to the mountain top.
All we need to is to read it and follow it.
As an Eskom veteran of almost 40 years when he took over as CEO in 1985, McRae set about strengthening the system and improving plant performance. Together with chair John Maree, he tirelessly travelled the length and breadth of the country, inspiring thousands of employees, customers and suppliers with a vision for a new Eskom. It became an all but unstoppable “I&J Show”.
Through the years thereafter of hard work and focus on the vision, the whole of Eskom became galvanised into turning vision into reality. The real price of electricity declined as the benefits of running a tight ship filtered through. Eskom won award after award for being the top organisation in the country and an industrial leader of global repute. McRae naturally shared in these honours and was awarded an honourable doctorate from his alma mater,
Wits University. But he was not content with these salutary successes.
There was more to his vision than running a top company. He realised the urgent need to bring electricity to all if the country is to prosper. It was a singularly unpopular notion, especially among the powers-that-be at the time. But it was compelling. McRae believed — and he was proved right — that the provision of light and power changes lives, a force for good in the challenges that faced the nation.
McRae also championed his vision into Africa. Many friends as well as enemies were persuaded, cajoled, lured and seduced by the powerful dream of a subcontinental grid, truly bringing electricity to all across the continent. McRae, the diplomat, against overwhelming odds, and much opposition from home and abroad, eventually persuaded many leaders in the region to buy into the idea — and so built the first steps towards a Southern African grid.
After his retirement, McRae took no joy in finding his vision fraying perhaps, but never fading, as Eskom continued to build behemoths to charge cellphones in villages instead of championing more appropriate technologies attuned to changing customer needs. Urgent reforms of the electricity supply industry are still a final part of the dream to be achieved.
It is on McRae’s giant shoulders that future leaders will see his dreams and build on them an organisation truly fit for purpose; an industry that delivers electricity for all; and does so across a prosperous continent for the benefit of all its people. We, as a few of his friends and erstwhile colleagues at Eskom, salute and honour him.
McRae lost his dear wife, Jess, in 2019 and leaves his only son, Donald, a journalist and successful author of several books.
 
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Neptuner said:

Spirit of Ian McRae lives on​

​

  • Business Day
  • 14 Jul 2020
  • Jac Messerschmidt and George Lindeque ● Messerschmidt and Lindeque were previous executive directors at Eskom.
img

/George Lindeque
Leaving a legacy: Current Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and former CEO Ian McRae met earlier in 2020 to discuss their vision for the power utility and making it fit for purpose.

The expressive eyebrows that underline the towering forehead were sparser than 30 years ago, but the piercing blue eyes made his injunctions imperative when Ian McRae met his recent successor earlier in 2020. There was nothing small about Ian Campbell McRae, erstwhile CEO of Eskom and then founding chair of what is today Nersa, the energy regulator of SA, passing on his vision to current Eskom CEO André de Ruyter. McRae died on Sunday.
The expressive eyebrows that underline the towering forehead were sparser than 30 years ago, but the piercing blue eyes made his injunctions imperative when Ian McRae met his recent successor earlier in 2020.
Though his large frame showed the inevitable ravages of age, there was nothing small about Ian Campbell McRae, erstwhile CEO of Eskom (19851995) and then founding chair of what is today Nersa, the energy regulator of SA, passing on his vision to current Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.
His body passed away early on Sunday July 12, but the spirit of this founding father of electricity for all and the Southern African grid, initiated by one of the most admired and well-run utilities in the world at the time, lives on. For the job is not yet done, McRae insisted ever since he officially “retired” two decades ago.
There is more work to be done to rebuild Eskom, complete electrification and to expand the electricity grid further into Africa. The reform of the whole electricity industry is still on the waiting list, but he was confident that the will to do the things that have fallen by the wayside has not waned.
As McRae passed on his legacy in discussion with De Ruyter, he stressed these points again. On learning of his passing, De Ruyter said: “All of us at Eskom were saddened at hearing of the passing of Dr Ian.”
“He was a true giant in the SA energy industry, and transformed Eskom with his inspirational leadership.
“Personally I was humbled to have met him soon after I stepped into the role of CEO, and personally experienced his passion for Eskom, and his keen interest in the business that he built,” De Ruyter said.
It is true that Ian McRae could inspire people to do the impossible. He took Eskom to incredible heights and he also left us the
road map to the mountain top.
All we need to is to read it and follow it.
As an Eskom veteran of almost 40 years when he took over as CEO in 1985, McRae set about strengthening the system and improving plant performance. Together with chair John Maree, he tirelessly travelled the length and breadth of the country, inspiring thousands of employees, customers and suppliers with a vision for a new Eskom. It became an all but unstoppable “I&J Show”.
Through the years thereafter of hard work and focus on the vision, the whole of Eskom became galvanised into turning vision into reality. The real price of electricity declined as the benefits of running a tight ship filtered through. Eskom won award after award for being the top organisation in the country and an industrial leader of global repute. McRae naturally shared in these honours and was awarded an honourable doctorate from his alma mater,
Wits University. But he was not content with these salutary successes.
There was more to his vision than running a top company. He realised the urgent need to bring electricity to all if the country is to prosper. It was a singularly unpopular notion, especially among the powers-that-be at the time. But it was compelling. McRae believed — and he was proved right — that the provision of light and power changes lives, a force for good in the challenges that faced the nation.
McRae also championed his vision into Africa. Many friends as well as enemies were persuaded, cajoled, lured and seduced by the powerful dream of a subcontinental grid, truly bringing electricity to all across the continent. McRae, the diplomat, against overwhelming odds, and much opposition from home and abroad, eventually persuaded many leaders in the region to buy into the idea — and so built the first steps towards a Southern African grid.
After his retirement, McRae took no joy in finding his vision fraying perhaps, but never fading, as Eskom continued to build behemoths to charge cellphones in villages instead of championing more appropriate technologies attuned to changing customer needs. Urgent reforms of the electricity supply industry are still a final part of the dream to be achieved.
It is on McRae’s giant shoulders that future leaders will see his dreams and build on them an organisation truly fit for purpose; an industry that delivers electricity for all; and does so across a prosperous continent for the benefit of all its people. We, as a few of his friends and erstwhile colleagues at Eskom, salute and honour him.
McRae lost his dear wife, Jess, in 2019 and leaves his only son, Donald, a journalist and successful author of several books.
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So nothing about this then:
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Andre sitting with Ian McRae:

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Andre knows who is who in this zoo... In this picture here Andre was asking Ian McRae about Ted Blom to which he responded: "Who's that?".
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So tonight I'll have about 30 mins to make supper before the lights go out until 8.30pm :mad:
 
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mylesillidge said:
Eskom running out of diesel — warns of worse load-shedding

Eskom is implementing Stage 3 load-shedding between 17:00 and 22:00 on Monday and Tuesday, 16 and 17 May, and it could be upped to Stage 4 to manage Eskom's diesel reserves.

The power utility's COO, Jan Oberholzer, explained that Eskom is burning a lot of diesel in its open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) — around two million litres a day — and its next delivery will only arrive on 24 May.
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30 MILLION LITRES PROBABLY WENT MISSING TO THE AN'C FOR CORRUPTION OFFICIALS AND FRIENDS.
 
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xrapidx said:
Was thinking of doing something like this, as I don't want to go overboard with a full system :

5kva loadshedding backup kit with 5-10hrs backup time Wall mount Battery – SKYNaT Energy

skynat.co.za skynat.co.za
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Other than it is a scam site you can up your budget a little and get the items you need.

Inverter: R24k https://solaradvice.co.za/product/deye-5kw-hybrid-inverter
Battery: R25k https://solaradvice.co.za/product/pylon-up5000-4-8kwh-li-ion-solar-battery-48v
Add another few Ks for:
* cut over switch, so that you can move house off the inverter in case of malfunction you can still use grid direct
* wiring (can get expensive depending on how far from db)
* some other consumables
* labour to install and rewire your db
 
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Ugh, even if they drop loadshedding to level 2 this evening, I'm still off from 6 to 8:30...
 
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