Load shedding is back - 2 Nov 2014

[hj2k_x]

Looks like it. Have a skwiz at the Google Maps image, https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-27.100718,29.771796&spn=0.004303,0.005322&t=h&z=18. Looks like the central silo under the conveyer splitter collapsed. The vertical on the left of the image looks like one of the two supports for the conveyer just before the central silo. Seems like the other one is missing.

Given the statement yesterday, either something structural cracked yesterday and then collapsed overnight, or Eskom is trying to put as much spin on the incident as it does to the generators.

Hectic. Our power has come back on. Was off for two hours or so. Not according to the schedule though.

 

[AthenianOwl]

Pretoria,Maroelana went of at 10:30. **** Eskom getting sick and tired of this BS.

Emigrate to a 1st world country.

 

[Diesal]

According to the loadshedding site, they are on stage 2 loadshedding, and according to the City of Cape Town, even in stage 2 there will still be no loadshedding on a Sunday,

Yet our power was off from 10 AM?

(Our area is supposed to go off on stage 3 loadshedding round about this time)

 

[SmartKit]

Your local pizza place should have a wood fired oven.

I was thinking more along the lines of my local pub having a genie.

 

[stefan9]

Emigrate to a 1st world country.

If it was that easy I would be gone yesterday

 

[Gordon_R]

Nice Google Maps satellite view! (No need for spies with cameras these days...)

In engineering, its called: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_point_of_failure

 

[SmartKit]

Nice Google Maps satellite view! (No need for spies with cameras these days...)

In engineering, its called: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_point_of_failure

Single point of failure definition: http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?id=3999

 

[Necuno]

If it was that easy I would be gone yesterday

stop voting anc.

 

[Sinbad]

Another pic

 

[AntiGanda]

According to the loadshedding site, they are on stage 2 loadshedding, and according to the City of Cape Town, even in stage 2 there will still be no loadshedding on a Sunday,

Yet our power was off from 10 AM?

(Our area is supposed to go off on stage 3 loadshedding round about this time)

Apparently Cape Town snuck in to stage 3 today.

The city schedule (updated September) is up. I wouldn't rely on the Eskom site.

 

[Sinbad]

 

[bekdik]

Apparently Cape Town snuck in to stage 3 today.

The city schedule (updated September) is up. I wouldn't rely on the Eskom site.

The city site says no loadshedding

 

[AntiGanda]

The city site says no loadshedding

 

[blaaislaai]

Power just came back on in my area, exactly 2hours.

 

[marine1]

Guaranteed bonuses will be higher than ever and a nice big X mas party too

 

[MrG]

Cape Town: These areas are currently experiencing load shedding: Triangle, Parow South, Belhar, Sacks Circle, Sarepta, Bellville CBD.

 

[HavocXphere]

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Jikes - I hope they can keep it online with mobile conveyors....seems like a rather key component

 

[daveza]

Strand, Gordon's Bay, Somerset West and Stellenbosch have no available schedule on the Eskom website and all these locations are currently down since 10:00.

http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/electricity/Loadshedding Winter 2014/LS-Map-Winter-2014-final.pdf

Area 3.

 

[daveza]

According to the loadshedding site, they are on stage 2 loadshedding, and according to the City of Cape Town, even in stage 2 there will still be no loadshedding on a Sunday,

Yet our power was off from 10 AM?

(Our area is supposed to go off on stage 3 loadshedding round about this time)

We are on Stage 3.

 

[Segg]

Consider yourselves lucky that you can actually find a schedule. This is my problem at the moment.



EDIT: Only thing I can find is this, and its just as unhelpful