Generators donated by China not exclusively for load-shedding

[Daniel Puchert]

South Africa's new plan for China generator donation

The generators and other backup power products donated to South Africa by China are not exclusively for load-shedding and will provide uninterrupted power at critical public buildings, schools, and clinics in the country.

Instead, and in light of the extended load-shedding suspension in South Africa, the equipment will be used to keep the lights on during load reduction and when unforeseen circumstances, such as disruptive storms, cut power to an area.

 

[Lupus]

I mean this was over a year ago??

 

[Fuzzbox]

3 2 1

And they all disappeared.

Plus who will supply the fuel for the gensets.
Smell another tender coming.

 

[PaulGherkin]

I bet they're all gone... missing, never to be found again.

 

[Thor]

Do a follow up - since many are showing on Facebook marketplace lol

 

[TheChamp]

Do a follow up - since many are showing on Facebook marketplace lol

Lol, you people and you lies, how do you know it's the same generators?

Welcome back by the way, would have been nice if you did not start with a tall tale.

 

[PaulGherkin]

Lol, you people and you lies, how do you know it's the same generators?

Welcome back by the way, would have been nice if you did not start with a tall tale.

No wonder they're complaining you are missing out on other thread action.
Too busy defending your beloved ANC and your Ramagardenboy president.

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1846542689493270690

 

[HelterSkelter]

Fuel R5million a litre. Maintenace R5million a week.

 

[leon.davibe]

Do a follow up - since many are showing on Facebook marketplace lol

i would wager most generators sold on marketplace is because people don't know how expensive the excercise is gonna be
and then they just opt to go without power in loadshedding (i spotted a lot of these even during load shedding)

or then they realise with a battery setup just the fact that you recharge the irony "cheaper"" eskom rate vs petrol just that saving would pay for the battery in x amount of months

and with no shedding many are choosing the swaai it

 

[OutlawJoseyWales]

"provide uninterrupted power at critical public buildings, schools, and clinics in the country" = all the comrades mansions.

 

[dualmeister]

Thank you Boss.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

does anybody actually expect the generators to be used for their intended purpose,
or was it Chinas Soft power on show again,

surprised Iran doesn't have a parade in SA as well.

 

[Lupus]

i would wager most generators sold on marketplace is because people don't know how expensive the excercise is gonna be
and then they just opt to go without power in loadshedding (i spotted a lot of these even during load shedding)

or then they realise with a battery setup just the fact that you recharge the irony "cheaper"" eskom rate vs petrol just that saving would pay for the battery in x amount of months

and with no shedding many are choosing the swaai it

Until you have days without power, then a generator helps, even if a bit pricey

 

[Willie Trombone]

Until you have days without power, then a generator helps, even if a bit pricey

So why don’t they donate them to Gaza and Lebanon?

 

[ProfA]

So purpose is still to provide electricity to whatever we decide to call rolling black outs next week. Stupid article

 

[Bad Ballie]

Whats the bet that the vast majority of those generators are4 still wrapped up in the original packaging in a warehouse somewhere waiting to be sold off by a loyal cadre.

 

[leon.davibe]

Until you have days without power, then a generator helps, even if a bit pricey

Yea everything has its place /scenario where they make sense

If running it too regularly it makes sense to get more solar/battery

And if you run it seldom, the deminishing retuns on solar may make the generator OK in scenarios where the reliablility of eskom can't be trusted ie substation ourages of days

While in properly run areas you just use eskom as the battery top up if solar is crappy

One size does not fit all

 

[Lupus]

Yea everything has its place /scenario where they make sense

If running it too regularly it makes sense to get more solar/battery

And if you run it seldom, the deminishing retuns on solar may make the generator OK in scenarios where the reliablility of eskom can't be trusted ie substation ourages of days

While in properly run areas you just use eskom as the battery top up if solar is crappy

One size does not fit all

True I guess, I mean my generator was gotten when we had no power for a really really long time, it's last real use was in April when we were down for 2 days thanks to a pylon and I wanted hot water

 

[leon.davibe]

True I guess, I mean my generator was gotten when we had no power for a really really long time, it's last real use was in April when we were down for 2 days thanks to a pylon and I wanted hot water

Living in george since 1998 and have not had any outage that would last overnight or multi day

We do see a lot more maintenance outages from 9-4 lately

As they juggle the load and shift portions to bigger transformers

And expand main supply from eskom , it does help living in an area , where they at least try and do their jobs

Edit if i lived in an area that had long outages i suppose i would own a geny too

As we do see lots of days of just 1x array size for the day

IE getting 3.65kwh from my 3.65kwp for the day