poweralert stage 2.....

[porchrat]

Yup Eskom, you'd think they would just keep maintenance low until they could actually get something working out of the 16GW broken right?

if they do that the 16GW will just get larger as more and more units collapse. The current fleet must be maintained. Especially considering they run for something like 90% of the time where the world average is something more like 75%.

 

[porchrat]

Wonder if we can actually go for those higher stages of load shedding now

It seems inevitable given the lack of improvement in EAF.

 

[The_Librarian]

Pakfui's now quiet.

No doubt the stage 6 announcement broke him finally.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

I meant stage 6 then stage 4 to follow

 

[Herr der Verboten]

I meant stage 6 then stage 4 to follow

Moes maar (H)NP gestem het

 

[ToxicBunny]

I meant stage 6 then stage 4 to follow

When will it be stage 4

 

[Priapus]

I meant stage 6 then stage 4 to follow

No you didn’t. Just admit you’re wrong and let’s move on shall we?

 

[wingnut771]

if they do that the 16GW will just get larger as more and more units collapse. The current fleet must be maintained. Especially considering they run for something like 90% of the time where the world average is something more like 75%.

The current fleet is 50GW. 16GW is working.

 

[Nom Chompsky]

The current fleet is 50GW. 16GW is working.

I think you are being a bit dramatic, I thought you referred to in the earlier post that 16GW is the coal generation. So excluding power generation from the likes of the Ingula dam (hydropower). Eskom says about 25-26GW was produced tonight (excl. OCGTs).

 

[CrypticZA]

The current fleet is 50GW. 16GW is working.

Hey thats 32%, that is a pass in the government system

 

[dualmeister]

Long story short. When the current "Government" took over they did not take the advice from the old Apartheid government and plan for more power stations, but rather saw the tax payers money and decided it was partly time.

 

[Priapus]

Long story short. When the current "Government" took over they did not take the advice from the old Apartheid government and plan for more power stations, but rather saw the tax payers money and decided it was partly time.

The government were warned about the power issue years before it happened. There was a report and white paper that that said if they did nothing - LS would start in 2007/8.

The president at the time dismissed it and said there’s nothing to worry about.

 

[The_Librarian]

I've been pessimistic for enough.

Time to call it a day, and try to get some shuteye.

 

[Temujin]

The government were warned about the power issue years before it happened. There was a report and white paper that that said if they did nothing - LS would start in 2007/8.

The president at the time dismissed it and said there’s nothing to worry about.

'There is no crisis' - Dear Thabo 2007

 

[Herr der Verboten]

I've been pessimistic for enough.

Time to call it a day, and try to get some shuteye.

/parks ook

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Its the air cons, thats why demand is so high at midday
All ac must have ripple meters and be minimum 18 degrees

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Its the air cons, thats why demand is so high at midday
All ac must have ripple meters and be minimum 18 degrees

Its all the cadre kfcs

 

[porchrat]

The current fleet is 50GW. 16GW is working.

True that, my apologies. I meant the 16GW will shrink. Keeping maintenance low is what got Eskom into the mess it's in.

 

[Lupus]

I think you are being a bit dramatic, I thought you referred to in the earlier post that 16GW is the coal generation. So excluding power generation from the likes of the Ingula dam (hydropower). Eskom says about 25-26GW was produced tonight (excl. OCGTs).

Yet stage 5 LS, the 11 OCGTs should've made it stage 3 at most. Those numbers don't make sense, also does show that as soon as stage 4 is gone over demand goes up. There's no way in hell 30GW demand was needed.
Also in the past 30GW with 25GW available would have been stage 4 at most

 

[ToxicBunny]

Its the air cons, thats why demand is so high at midday
All ac must have ripple meters and be minimum 18 degrees

I disagree, it's all the coffee machines. We should outlaw coffee and force everyone to drink tea