No planned load shedding during winter, promises Eskom

[Kevin Lancaster]

No planned load shedding during winter, promises Eskom

South Africans could be living without load shedding this winter, if acting Eskom CEO Brian Molefe gets his way.

 

[Skerminkel]

“[There will be] no planned load shedding this winter,” he said,

This assumes that they can plan.

 

[TheGrove]

So instead of telling us when to expect loadshedding we can now expect our lights to just randomly go off and be told it was unplanned loadshedding.... niceeee

 

[Sinbad]

When does winter start according to Eskom?
Need to know whether to buy my silencer now, or can wait till spring...

 

[The_MAC]

Whether its planned or unplanned, its still loadshedding :erm:

 

[Toxic T]

I just saw a pig fly outside my window with a unicorn on its back. Was an amazing sight.

 

[A Non Blonde]

Meanwhile in Cape Town...
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/cape-told-to-plan-for-total-blackout-1.1864933#.VWhbPc-qqkp

Cape Town - The Cape Town city council has been told to make contingency plans for a national blackout - although it says a total shutdown of the electricity grid is “highly unlikely"

So, which is it Eskom?

 

[angotull]

I just saw a pig fly outside my window with a unicorn on its back. Was an amazing sight.

Was just about to say I was turned away from hells gates, they were frozen shut

 

[Sinbad]

Meanwhile in Cape Town...
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/cape-told-to-plan-for-total-blackout-1.1864933#.VWhbPc-qqkp




So, which is it Eskom?

That would be the unplanned load shedding

 

[A Non Blonde]

That would be the unplanned load shedding

True, kinda makes Eskom's statement null and void :twisted:

 

[Fulcrum29]

I don't believe them, sorry.

 

[kianm]

Just like Zoma promised to serve the people

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

No planned load shedding during winter, promises Eskom

South Africans could be living without load shedding this winter, if acting Eskom CEO Brian Molefe gets his way.

Shoooooore ... many wouldnt believe you ... but I do.

Anyone care to place a small wager on winter blackouts ... I bet they will happen ....

 

[Neo_X]

Meanwhile in Cape Town...
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/cape-told-to-plan-for-total-blackout-1.1864933#.VWhbPc-qqkp




So, which is it Eskom?

That would be the unplanned load shedding

you are both wrong... Winter only starts on monday

 

[genetic]

So apparently one of the units at Koeberg Nuclear is coming back online next week after 3 months of scheduled maintenance. 800MW of extra capacity.

 

[Hamster]

So apparently one of the units at Koeberg Nuclear is coming back online next week after 3 months of scheduled maintenance. 800MW of extra capacity.

Finally the Republic of Cape Town will start pulling its weight.

 

[Dan C]

So apparently one of the units at Koeberg Nuclear is coming back online next week after 3 months of scheduled maintenance. 800MW of extra capacity.

Is the 800MW not from Medupi unit 6. Not sure how much Koeberg is...

"With Koeberg’s unit 1 coming back online on Saturday or Sunday and Medupi’s unit 6 starting to generate its full capacity, Eskom is confident that it will be able to carry out its mandate to supply electricity to all South Africans.

“Koeberg unit 1 will be returned back to service this weekend after a three-month planned shutdown for refuelling,” Molefe said.

“Medupi unit 6 reached an 800MW milestone this week, helping to stabilise the power grid and avoiding load shedding yesterday"

 

[Hamster]

Is the 800MW not from Medupi unit 6. Not sure how much Koeberg is...

Koeberg is "small" at 1800MW

 

[Sinbad]

Koeberg is "small" at 1800MW

900MW per unit, yip.

 

[avert]

54minutes in, and i got me some delicious unplanned load shedding (1 June 20:54pm).