No load shedding this winter: Eskom

[Kevin Lancaster]

No load shedding this winter: Eskom

There will be no load shedding this winter and next summer, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said at a system status briefing in Cape Town on Thursday.

 

[LazyLion]

Never say "never".

 

[The_MAC]

I don't believe him.

I have filled up my gas bottles and the inverter is plugged up.

 

[Rickster]

What about "load limiting"?

 

[isie]

What about "load limiting"?

that was a city power initiative, to limit the impact of load shedding

 

[akescpt]

and after the elections?

 

[Johnatan56]

Never say "never".

The Fray I hope and not JB.

 

[ThinkCentre]

Generator is ready! If they say never then it is the time to get your equipment ready!

 

[akescpt]

Need to service my genie.

 

[Xino_sam]

But, but, we cannot say no to power outages, had 2 in the last week out for about 2 - 3 hrs from just after 12 am.

 

[ellyally]

*waits for generators blow up/coal strike/diesel strike/drought/snow/wet coal/dry coal/coal grade too high/coal grade too low/bailout/nersa didn't approve/third force/cia/insert whatever bs story excuse as to why load shedding had to be implemented*

 

[kianm]

Until there is load shedding

 

[ngwe23]

This is good news. Good job to Eskom.

 

[ToxicBunny]

This is good news. Good job to Eskom.

Sorry but no..

The lack of load shedding is not due to Eskom getting anything right. The demand has tanked due to our piss poor economy and companies closing left right and centre.

 

[ngwe23]

Sorry but no..

The lack of load shedding is not due to Eskom getting anything right. The demand has tanked due to our piss poor economy and companies closing left right and centre.

I think that is just one minor contributory factor.

 

[dcsmax]

Believe the pre election crap at your own perril....

 

[ToxicBunny]

I think that is just one minor contributory factor.

It is not one minor contributory factor...

Our consumption has decreased quite significantly

 

[UserZ]

I think that is just one minor contributory factor.

Nope.

http://www.sharenet.co.za/v3/views.php?der_id=markerviews/electricity-demand-continues-to-drop-2/

 

[TheChamp]

Sorry but no..

The lack of load shedding is not due to Eskom getting anything right. The demand has tanked due to our piss poor economy and companies closing left right and centre.

ESKOM got that one right.

Medupi has achieved a significant stage in its construction by the synchronisation of its 1st unit (Unit 6) on 2 March 2015 to the National grid.

Within the next three to six months, South Africa will see Medupi unit 6’s full potential of 794MW being fed into the South African national grid.

While Unit 6 is the first of Medupi’s six units, it should be noted that all required auxiliary services for the entire power station are ready to ensure that Medupi’s total output of 4 764MW is fully synchronised to the South African power grid upon completion and full comissioning.

 

[Lupus]

So just took a look, in the last month alone Johannesburg has had over 300 reported power outages, the longest taking three days to resolve. My area reported 9 between March 19th and April 19th, with an additional 4 since than. So lets see load shedding or the complete failure of the grid?