General loadshedding discussions (until the next round)

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cavedog said:
Well conveyors break it's rubber it happens but it's been breaking for years and the fact that Medupi does not have a backup conveyor is well disappointing to say the least. Conveyors run 24/7 with loads so they break and often too why did they not build 2 so that they can be maintained properly. Shut down one do maintenance on it and run the second one. One would have thought they would see that from the old power stations.

They can't blame money for not building 2 because they are so far over budget anyways. If the belt is a problem like this so early when the station is not even completed it certainly won't last.
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Because that one is currently sitting in some cadre's bank account -or has been spent on German luxury cars, lavish lifestyles or "fruitless" cadre "spending"....
 
Gordon_R said:
The coal contract for Medupi was awarded to Exxaro. I doubt if they deliver sand and rocks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medupi_Power_Station and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grootegeluk_Coal_Mine
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then gets loaded onto a truck and was never seen again.

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one needs two brain cells to rub together to know one should build a rail line to the mine, 400 trucks a day, wtf! the new ceo should start there.
 
Gwede Mantashe really needs to be moved out of the power portfolio. With him there there will be no renewable sources coming on stream any time soon. Given the lead time on all other sources of energy this is really hugely problematic.
 
I will accept that as a reason, (mechanical failures) but do we know that it was mechanical or a belt failure?
 
IdlePhaedrus said:
Gwede Mantashe really needs to be moved out of the power portfolio. With him there there will be no renewable sources coming on stream any time soon. Given the lead time on all other sources of energy this is really hugely problematic.
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This is perhaps the biggest issue I have right now... IPPs should be largely be opened wide up at this point..... Any and all paused projects should be greenlit yesterday. Self generation should be mandated for all companies capable of doing so or willing to invest.

The fact that gwede is twiddling his thumbs is tantamount to economic sabotage in my opinion.
 
Here is my suggestion. Pay Eskom their bonuses. In 3 Years time. On the condition that there is no loadshedding for 3 years. And make it a bit more interesting. If loadshedding occurs, they need pay back 1 year of their salary. Should apply to all management.
 
ToxicBunny said:
The fact that gwede is twiddling his thumbs is tantamount to economic sabotage in my opinion.
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Exactly, I could post a long list of what he should be doing, but isn't. Not going to type it out as it just isn't worth the effort because his party's vested interests will not allow him to do it anyway, over and above his own obstinacy.
 
What's really sad with weekend load shedding us how avoidable it is.

There are hundreds of commercial buildings that have solar ALREADY and in effect have to switch off the system to prevent feedback (as it is not allowed).

I am personally aware of probably around 10-20MW of solar potential not being used this Sunday afternoon.
 
ToxicBunny said:
The fact that gwede is twiddling his thumbs is tantamount to economic sabotage in my opinion.
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I'm sure it's more divided ANC policy than Gwede keeping things at a state mate. They want to both save the economy and appease the unions. Can't have it both ways so instead they're sitting with fingers up the wazoo while Eskom spirals itself along with what's left of the economy down the abyss.
 
R13... said:
I'm sure it's more divided ANC policy than Gwede keeping things at a state mate. They want to both save the economy and appease the unions. Can't have it both ways so instead they're sitting with fingers up the wazoo while Eskom spirals itself along with what's left of the economy down the abyss.
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That in and of itself makes it worse in my opinion...

The unions deserve a large chunk of the blame in terms of where our economy is these days... You cannot appease the unions and save the economy anymore. The two are almost mutually exclusive now.
 
richjdavies said:
There are hundreds of commercial buildings that have solar ALREADY and in effect have to switch off the system to prevent feedback (as it is not allowed).
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Well if I were Gwede that would be kind of top of my list, along with all residential rooftop solar which is limited to self consumption only as well as non-feedback. Where feedback is allowed (like CoCT) the limit on the size of the residential installation (thanks mostly to NERSA, but restricted further by CoCT), and the cost of installing and running the bi-directional meter (also CoCT and their really rubbish feedback rate) has made it essentially non cost effective and useless.

At the moment I am capable of generating 21 to 22 units of electricity a day, of which I use between 5 and 9. The rest goes to waste as I cannot feed back into the grid. I would happily put it in for free (but would obviously be happier to be credited for my capital outlay which is considerable), but can't as my prepaid meter will charge me for it and installing a bi-directional meter will cost more than I use from CoCT.

I expect I am one in hundreds in Cape Town, and possibly thousands across the country as a whole.

The whole thing is borked, and Gwede is standing right in the middle of it.
 
ToxicBunny said:
That in and of itself makes it worse in my opinion...

The unions deserve a large chunk of the blame in terms of where our economy is these days... You cannot appease the unions and save the economy anymore. The two are almost mutually exclusive now.
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Also lots of cadres have interests in the coal business so there's must be a lot of opposition from that quarter to reduce reliance on coal too much. Eskom is the gift that keeps giving for that type.
 
Oh, and Gwede, for future reference "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS CLEAN COAL".
 
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