Load Shedding - the all in one thread

Move over thread killer - here comes the Power Killer

Hi all. My name is eskom. im a serial Killer.My trade mark crime is to cut electricity. i strike at any time, im the most wanted of all time .

i have a few questions for you people:
a) What is the first word that comes to your head, when i strike ?
b) What would you do if you find me ?

truly yours
eskum
bringing you light Temporarily
 
a) disbelief
b) eat you with some fava beans and a nice Chianti
 
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Ozymandias said:
The Eskom website says that we currently have a power shortfall of 2 500 MW. Given that the national supply capacity is about 38 500 MW, demand is exceeding capacity by 6.5%.
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And we export how much?


On Thursday, trade union Solidarity said it had obtained information that Eskom was exporting 3 000 MW of electricity to neighbouring countries.
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http://www.24.com/news/?p=tsa&i=816390

South Africa suffer at the expense off? Freaking Government idiots!
 
ubberfunk said:
doesnt take a rockert scientist to figure out what will happen if it went bang!! SA will be a very quite place for the next couple thousand years!!
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No. Koeberg is a rod type reactor. If the shyte hits the fan then they drop the rods and the reaction dies. If you want to stress about something the stress about the pebble bed reactor. AFAIK those cannot be shut down as easily in case of emergency.:eek:

Also nuclear reactors don't explode like a nuclear bomb.
 
NoADSLyet said:
And we export how much?

http://www.24.com/news/?p=tsa&i=816390

South Africa suffer at the expense off? Freaking Government idiots!
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I still can't see how we are going to get out of this mess. Eskom reckons that demand increases by 1 200 MW per year which would mean building a nuclear plant the size of Koeberg (1 800 MW) every 18 months. It takes 10 years from the decision to build a new power station until it is completed and capable of being connected to the national grid. Then we have the problem of existing power stations coming to the end of their economic life and need replacing. Add to the that another 3.5% of our capacity going to Alcan's Aliminium smelter in 2010. The only way I see capacity catching up with demand is to slow industrial growth to a stand still over the next decade. No electricity means that this an inevitability




Coega still in pipeline despite capacity questions
Aluminium smelters are Eskom's largest energy consumers. At 1 350 megawatts, the Coega smelter will use about 3.5 percent of Eskom's available power capacity while the utility will battle to supply its other industrial and municipal customers.
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REGARDLESS of how long any CEO has been in office, if a major catastrophe like the current Eskom one happens during his/her tenure, it is the RIGHT thing to do to STEP DOWN AS CEO.

Why? Because the CEO is the person ultimately responsible for the performance of company and MUST ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURES.

Just saying in case he is reading here ;)
 
Ozymandias said:
I still can't see how we are going to get out of this mess. Eskom reckons that demand increases by 1 200 MW per year
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Seriously 1.2GW? Seems a bit much to me but I guess rapid expansion can cause it...

These "load sheds" are becoming a bit much, power has been off at our place everyday now from 1pm to 6pm !!! :eek:

Wonder if it's going to continue like that week in and week out
 
blunomore said:
REGARDLESS of how long any CEO has been in office, if a major catastrophe like the current Eskom one happens during his/her tenure, it is the RIGHT thing to do to STEP DOWN AS CEO.

Why? Because the CEO is the person ultimately responsible for the performance of company and MUST ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURES.

Just saying in case he is reading here ;)
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I disagree.

However, my disagreement comes with a proviso.
The CEO must have concrete plans, with well defined goals and objectives, and he must be ensuring these plans are being followed.

And by that, I do not mean "yeah, we are going to build a new power station or two and hopefully that will solve the problem".
 
Anyone know if there is truth in the story that Eskom exports electricity that = one full power station output to Zimbabwe for free???
 
Soulsnatcher said:
Anyone know if there is truth in the story that Eskom exports electricity that = one full power station output to Zimbabwe for free???
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I doubt it - even if they wanted to, I do not think Zim has power cables left to carry it anyway.
 
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