Load-shedding could be stopped if South Africa weren't held ransom by vested interests

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Load-shedding can be stopped — but South Africa is held ransom

South Africa can produce power more reliably and at a lower cost by using renewable energy and flexible power generation, but this is held back by vested interests from black empowerment companies.

This is the view of energy expert Chris Yelland, who was commenting on what the country should do to stop load-shedding.

Speaking to eNCA, Yelland said South Africans have started to accept load-shedding as normal after 12 years of blackouts. However, it is not normal in any way.

What is particularly frustrating is that millions of South Africans suffer because of load-shedding when there are easy solutions to generate enough power.
 
Could, but we are of course can't. Also renewables are great, when the resource they use is available.
 
Herr der Verboten said:
Oh look its OUTA's eks Energy Advisor. What is his actual expertise again :unsure:
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Not correct. You are thinking of Ted Blom, who has experience working for and with Eskom.

Chris is an engineer who has covered this field for decades. He is undoubtedly one of the country's top energy experts.

BTW - who else would you prefer to listen to? The minister?
 
rpm said:
Not correct. You are thinking of Ted Blom, who has experience working for and with Eskom.

Chris is an engineer who has covered this field for decades. He is undoubtedly one of the country's top energy experts.

BTW - who else would you prefer to listen to? The minister?
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So his linkedin page is just outdated? That is what I am using as reference in it clearly says OUTA's Ex Energy Advisor with Ted as linked on the right. Which was kinda funny.

See:
Herr der Verboten said:
oh the cult of chris yelland. i do miss the good old chap blostradamus. i should add this one to the list...

...outa's EA :unsure:

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Sapphiron said:
Yep, he likely has the same level of expertise as me.

I can talk a good talk and sound convincing, but I am sure as hell, not an expert
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But Expert is the Expert like this one without becrying himself as an expert
Utterly Confused said:
This is only going to get worse. No new power stations planned. :mad:
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You don't need an expert to tell you this; posing as or otherwise. The deduction was already there: if you do not make new things and the current things breaks there will be less working things.
 
I wouldnt mind if they just built more coal power stations as coal is cheap in SA - just get us the danged electricity which is needed now now. Once we have electricity - we can discuss environmental effects etc.
 
Louis72 said:
Tried building one already... Couldn't even manage that.
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They tried building 2, they are only 7 years overdue, we should've finished another 2 after those 2 were built.
 
AlphaJohn said:
SA is in a unique position to Store loads of renewable power. We have loads of dead mine shafts.

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Gravity battery - Wikipedia

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The mine shaft/energy vault thing was busted about two years ago. It’s a scam that tries to fool people into thinking that because concrete blocks are ‘heavy’ they can store a lot of energy if you put them down mine shafts or build towers with them. They can’t.

 
mypetcow said:
The mine shaft/energy vault thing was busted about two years ago. It’s a scam that tries to fool people into thinking that because concrete blocks are ‘heavy’ they can store a lot of energy if you put them down mine shafts or build towers with them. They can’t.
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Erm did you watch that video?

No mines in site?
 
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