How will SA keep the lights on?

[chrisc]

The latest generation of nuclear power plants as envisaged by Bill Gates are not Trillion Rand units taking years to complete, but are modest devices and can be delivered close to "ready to go"

 

[Lupus]

The latest generation of nuclear power plants as envisaged by Bill Gates are not Trillion Rand units taking years to complete, but are modest devices and can be delivered close to "ready to go"

Those are Modular reactors which have been in development for years, SA was even developing one that fizzled out in about 2010. It was the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor.

 

[Creag]

Those are two different questions.

Q: Where should SA focus their efforts?
A: To get the damn ANC out of there.

Q: How will SA keep the lights on?
A: They won't. Not at this pace.

Good points in both questions. It is hard to be positive based on the death spiral we see when it comes to maintaining and/or creating the new infrastructure needed to maintain or grow the economy.

 

[Agent_Smith]

Wait. So you telling me that renaming streets, towns and cities doesn't sort out all our problems!?!

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

Other - by producing it yourself because Eskom is useless.

 

[Brian_G]

Bill Gates

Isn't that a swear word these days?

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Keep?

You cannot keep anything in this country, either it gets "eaten" or stolen, before your very eyes.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Wait. So you telling me that renaming streets, towns and cities doesn't sort out all our problems!?!

Yep!

Problem is it burns lots of coal ...

 

[Demented!]

If we were were talking about people with more brains to do the focusing, maybe we would have an answer. So I can only think of fixing the root cause before we consistently keep the lights on in SA & that's get rid of the ANC , they need to be out of power first.

 

[sand_man]

Should use methane gas. With the amount of s hit coming out of the ANC we would never be without electricity again...

 

[DarkStarMonday]

Could we even afford full on newclear !!! ?

I'd take bets on how long it takes before someone tries to steal the reactor rods ....

Moral of the story, get use to loadshedding for the rest of our lives ... For EVAAAA !

 

[Vorastra]

Other - Removing the ANC.

 

[Beyond.Celsus]

Other - Removing the ANC.

Concurred

 

[dualmeister]

Other - Removing the ANC.

Sounds good.
But, how many years and billions will it take to fix what has been so badly destroyed already?

 

[Brian_G]

Got to ask... who can replace the anc properly? Please would someone start a half-reasonable party.

 

[zoozi]

Time's not really on their side is it now, how long will any of these options take to roll out? 2, 3 years?

 

[Dairyfarmer]

[X] Other
If you want light you are going to have to make your own plan.

 

[supersunbird]

Voted Other: Get the ANC out.

 

[grok]

Other. They won't..

 

[ilikepi]

a combination would seem most appropriate, however at the current rate, it seems we're heading for a dark future faster than a future of varied generation capabilities