Poweralert Stage 3 (old news)

[Brian_G]

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Will the cadres be giving themselves bonuses?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941945622455517237

 

[Lupus]

Will the cadres be giving themselves bonuses?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1941945622455517237

don't they mean 8 months behind? Cause it was supposed to be August 2024, Dec, January, February

 

[Brian_G]

Bottom line - they're trying.

Lower than bottom line - not hard enough, 2024 was a very rare exception. Maybe some more really good stuff in 2029.

 

[Brian_G]

@Lupus , why surprised I see it this way?

Where's their real efforts to repair to a decent degree?
Where's any efforts at all to produce new coal plants, which is absolutely needed here?

They dance to their masters' songs, just enough done to keep us believing it's just under control. And their colleagues continue to loot.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Bottom line - they're trying.

Lower than bottom line - not hard enough, 2024 was a very rare exception. Maybe some more really good stuff in 2029.

I do like how they consider a unit which was already built as part of their strategy to add 2500MW to the grid.

 

[Lupus]

I do like how they consider a unit which was already built as part of their strategy to add 2500MW to the grid.

They did back in 2010, when they un mothballed a whole menagerie of power stations.

 

[Lupus]

City Power moves to stabilise electricity supply | Roodepoort Record

The new overhead lines should go a long way to ensuring stable electricity supply to Wilgeheuwel, Laser Park, and parts of Honeydew.

www.citizen.co.za

So in order to combat theft, they are going to use overhead lines??

 

[Brian_G]

They did back in 2010, when they un mothballed a whole menagerie of power stations.

In those middle-period ANC led days, they managed to do quite a lot more than today; says to me they can (aren't many of the chief players still around?) but choose to do less now.

 

[Lupus]

In those middle-period ANC led days, they managed to do quite a lot more than today; says to me they can (aren't many of the chief players still around?) but choose to do less now.

Oh after Zuma took over proper they literally stopped caring.

 

[tyerone]

hopefully things improve a bit?