Eskom's microgrid installations to provide Internet connectivity

[Daniel Puchert]

Eskom becoming an Internet provider

While their primary purpose is electricity provision, Eskom's microgrid installations include communication networks that provide Internet connectivity to their customers.

Microgrids are part of Eskom's Just Energy Transition (JET) project, which is partially funded through $12.8 billion (R250 billion) in loans and grants from rich nations to help South Africa transition away from coal power to cleaner energy sources.

 

[satanboy]

 

[mdesmore1990]

just imaging getting load shedding on your Internet Connection.

 

[PhireSide]

just imaging getting load shedding on your Internet Connection.

Sign up with Frogfoot and it becomes a reality

 

[Esbendzn]

Net shedding

 

[gotaway]

Do you need an engineer to sign off on connecting to other networks from theirs?

 

[Irene Cows]

Sorry we have to much demand on our 56k modem, we will internet shed you at stage 2. Please use the internet reponsible

 

[ShakeSpeer]

Wait until they charge you for not using them

 

[Bad Ballie]

Sign up with Frogfoot and it becomes a reality

Personally never had a problem with Frogfoot, been with them for years, almost never down, and when it does go down they normally have it back up and running within an hour or two. I guess we are just lucky.