poweralert....

[sand_man]

Kempton Park didn't go off as scheduled, we never miss since Eskom took over. Pleasantly surprised. Missed this mornings and this evenings sessions....

 

[J&B]

 

[R13...]

Still no word on the weekend?

 

[marbro]

Still no word on the weekend?

I will put R50 on it, that we have loadshedding
there was rain in south africa.... we will have

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Still no word on the weekend?

They are hoping Koeberg Unit 2 saves them I think - although that is only worth 1 stage of LS, rather than 2.

 

[Lupus]

Evening Peak Feedback 04/08/2022, 19:16
Total demand: 33 063MW
Loadshedding: 4 290MW
Virtual Power Station: 56MW
Eskom OCGT’s utilised: 9
IPP OCGT’s utilised: 6
Renewable Generation: 549MW (Wind 318MW, CSP 231MW)
@Eskom_SA Available Generation Capacity: 31 440MW
@EskomSpokesper1
I'm trying to figure out why we had stage 4?? These numbers are better than the week the stopped load shedding. Something ain't right.

 

[Kola-CT]

They are hoping Koeberg Unit 2 saves them I think - although that is only worth 1 stage of LS, rather than 2.

Behind a paywall but it seems not...

More load shedding woes as Koeberg Unit 2 startup date delayed again | Business

The delay in returning Koeberg's Unit 2 to service has contributed to load shedding being reintroduced this week.

www.news24.com

 

[R13...]

Evening Peak Feedback 04/08/2022, 19:16
Total demand: 33 063MW
Loadshedding: 4 290MW
Virtual Power Station: 56MW
Eskom OCGT’s utilised: 9
IPP OCGT’s utilised: 6
Renewable Generation: 549MW (Wind 318MW, CSP 231MW)
@Eskom_SA Available Generation Capacity: 31 440MW
@EskomSpokesper1
I'm trying to figure out why we had stage 4?? These numbers are better than the week the stopped load shedding. Something ain't right.

There's still a shortage and they don't match demand and capacity exactly, they operate at a reserve margin. So some of the load shedding is probably to maintain that margin.

 

[Brian_G]

We keep trying to find logical answers for what let's face it is too regular issues that don't add up.
Incompetence / interference and excessive secrecy is all we need to (and can) know.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

I'm trying to figure out why we had stage 4?? These numbers are better than the week the stopped load shedding. Something ain't right.

Stop trying to make sense of it, they do as they please...

 

[Lupus]

There's still a shortage and they don't match demand and capacity exactly, they operate at a reserve margin. So some of the load shedding is probably to maintain that margin.

Octgs could have covered it plus that demand was higher as people moved their load to a later time.

 

[supersunbird]

I'm trying to figure out why we had stage 4?? These numbers are better than the week the stopped load shedding. Something ain't right.

The current colder weather in GP?

 

[Lupus]

The current colder weather in GP?

Yeah this 20 degrees cold

 

[pinball wizard]

Octgs could have covered it plus that demand was higher as people moved their load to a later time.

Wot this thing is?

 

[Brian_G]

Wot this thing is?

Diesel

 

[supersunbird]

Wot this thing is?

Incorrectly typed OCGT is what it is.

 

[Brian_G]

@ Andre de gena Ruyter, pleez not just the bad news, also confirm it's a free weekend. Thenks

 

[Lupus]

Incorrectly typed OCGT is what it is.

Yeah it is didn't even notice

 

[pinball wizard]

Diesel

Something I've always wanted to know, is these things weren't designed to burn diesel. Does doing so limit their efficiency and also their lifetime?

 

[R13...]

Something I've always wanted to know, is these things weren't designed to burn diesel. Does doing so limit their efficiency and also their lifetime?

They're made to run diesel. A gas conversion needs to be made if they are to run on natural gas.