Eskom short of 14500MW - about half the amount needed to supply SA

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#Eskom We are currently short of 14500MW On average SA uses 30000MW so we are currently only supplying half that amount. #LoadShedding GN.
 

ToxicBunny

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I am dumbfounded... how have things got this bad this quickly.
 

BigEars

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Everything working here amongst the loyal ANC fodder.
If the dwang comes down we will be the last to be affected.

Political votes are all that count for these moegoes.

They really don't care about anything else.
 

Sinbad

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Those numbers are wrong. Our capacity is about 43GW,so if we're down 14.5GW we are generating around 28. Demand is at 30 or so, hence stage 3 to drop 4GW.
 

ellyally

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WTF... we have 45000MW installed capacity, demand is 30000MW, available is then only 15500MW. That means 2 thirds of our installations are ****ed... How the **** did these tards **** it up this bad? This isn't maintenance issues, this is stupidity.
 
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ellyally

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Those numbers are wrong. Our capacity is about 43GW,so if we're down 14.5GW we are generating around 28. Demand is at 30 or so, hence stage 3 to drop 4GW.

I think they saying 14500 short of 30k, meaning 30k offline atm, unless I'm reading wrong
 

P924

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I think they saying 14500 short of 30k, meaning 30k offline atm, unless I'm reading wrong

It is written wrong. Sinbad is correct. Peak demand in winter is in excess of 37GW historically, so if you were planning on using electric heaters, you are in for a surprise this year.
 
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