Eskom warns intense cold front will put strain on power grid

[Jan]

Load-shedding warning for South Africa

Eskom has urged the public to reduce electricity usage as the South African Weather Service forecasts extremely cold weather this week.

"Eskom has not implemented load-shedding since 13 June 2021 due to some improvement in the performance of the generation fleet and the system is currently performing relatively well," the power utility said in a statement on Monday.

"However, the cold front will increase the demand for electricity thereby putting pressure on the power system."

The utility promised to communicate promptly should there be any significant changes to the performance of South Africa's grid.

 

[Sinbad]

I hope it freezes the nuts off the terrorist looters.

 

[Lupus]

They had 35GW last night, if they could remain at 33 to 35GW we should actually make it. Also it's not a load shedding warning

 

[Brian_G]

It's just a bit of normal winter, and largely the first of that this year in Gau.

 

[Geoff.D]

They had 35GW last night, if they could remain at 33 to 35GW we should actually make it. Also it's not a load shedding warning

It is just a BS statement.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

A cold front comes past, and Eskom, is running scared

 

[pinball wizard]

Yeah, I saw the weather for the week and I see loadshedding is forecast for Wednesday morning.

 

[Stillie]

lol that article went from an eskom post to a weather report rather quickly

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

A cold front comes past, and Eskom, is running scared

and its not like we having the coldest recorded winter either

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

But these fnckers knows it winter EVERY year from June to end August.

Why warn us and ask us to use less ... BE PREPARED YOURSELVES FOR ONCE !!

 

[MrGray]

Huh?

“Large faults on the MV and MV network that affect a klarge number of customers will be prioritised,” said Eskom.

 

[sand_man]

I hope it freezes the nuts off the terrorist looters.

The f uckers will set a mall on fire to keep warm.

 

[Lupus]

and its not like we having the coldest recorded winter either

Strangely enough GP had some of that in early June, but we've had some pretty irregular warm days.

 

[Swa]

It's not the performance of the grid that I'm worried about but the performance of the generators. We never get ample warning with those.

 

[pinball wizard]

Strangely enough GP had some of that in early June, but we've had some pretty irregular warm days.

Yup, that freezing week or so that sparked the third wave was ****all fun.

Looks like more of the same from tomorrow-ish.

 

[pinball wizard]

It's not the performance of the grid that I'm worried about but the performance of the generators. We never get ample warning with those.

I just checked oil and fuel in mine on Saturday. Let the ****ers bring it on.

 

[Brian_G]

Anyway, weather forecast says (GP) within 48 hrs. of tomorrow morning's start it's already going to recover.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Load-shedding warning for South Africa

Eskom has urged the public to reduce electricity usage as the South African Weather Service forecasts extremely cold weather this week.

"Eskom has not implemented load-shedding since 13 June 2021 due to some improvement in the performance of the generation fleet and the system is currently performing relatively well," the power utility said in a statement on Monday.

"However, the cold front will increase the demand for electricity thereby putting pressure on the power system."

The utility promised to communicate promptly should there be any significant changes to the performance of South Africa's grid.

And this?

How Eskom avoided more load-shedding this winter​

 

[Lupus]

Yup, that freezing week or so that sparked the third wave was ****all fun.

Looks like more of the same from tomorrow-ish.

Even colder from tomorrow, and the guy who worked on my pool was supposed to come put the light back in it's housing, should've come yesterday or Saturday when it was still warmish

 

[borro]

Unforeseen breakdowns.