Pak Fa Fui
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That makes sense, the municipality will switch on the power for the areas that fall under them
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We are already up to 74 pages, we will be onto poweralert Stage 3 before I leave
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I wonder what happens when we go to stage 6... we all know 6 is the magic number and it doesn't go above it...
@The_Librarian will have to confirm what his instructions from Minister of no power are
DStv's Business Day channel has a new headline that Eskom's planning to use more diesel to keep the lights on, so stage 6-eleventy wins again
Is this more diesel than running 10+ units a day already?DStv's Business Day channel has a new headline that Eskom's planning to use more diesel to keep the lights on, so stage 6-eleventy wins again
wingnut771
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Probably old recycled news about Eskom's R30 billion diesel budget. I'm sure it will run out way before the next cycle.DStv's Business Day channel has a new headline that Eskom's planning to use more diesel to keep the lights on, so stage 6-eleventy wins again
wingnut771
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Yea, we already seen 19 running, can't use any more than that really.
Yeah but a whole bunch of those aren't diesel tho?
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So if they're using all the diesel ones already, how can they use more diesel?
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Actually for JHB it's the other way around, most are manual
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not many, someone said like four or so.
Peaking power stations - Eskom
The term peaking means we can react quickly to changes in demand and provide power to supplement that generated by base-load stations, which are coal and
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If you drill into the gas turbines I think I counted 14 diesel. 3 that act as Koeberg backup are Kerosene
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How long to build / import more? A quick fix?
At the very least it might mean they're going to skimp less than they did this summer.
Which is why we're at stage 6, always back to 6
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Exactly...
That's my point, there are around 14 diesel ocgt, most days we are using some of the kerosene units. More money for diesel != more power, unless they are straight up pouring it into ANC pockets at this pointnot many, someone said like four or so.
Peaking power stations - Eskom
The term peaking means we can react quickly to changes in demand and provide power to supplement that generated by base-load stations, which are coal and
If you drill into the gas turbines I think I counted 15 diesel.
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Gourikwa and Ankerlig 14 diesel, Port Rex and Acacia kerosenenot many, someone said like four or so.
Peaking power stations - Eskom
The term peaking means we can react quickly to changes in demand and provide power to supplement that generated by base-load stations, which are coal and
If you drill into the gas turbines I think I counted 15 diesel.
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900 and it will have to, it's contracted to do so
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