poweralert....

[The_Librarian]

The end is nigh in Durban.

So, giant surge just flew through Durban while there is 30 degrees wind blowing about and a storm brewing. No idea where to post, but there was a 5 second surge and a ton of areas are out, people are reporting a giant blue power flare in the distance. Wind has picked up we had all the lights...

mybroadband.co.za

Substation letting out the magic smoke? Or cable thieves getting roasted?

 

[ToxicBunny]

Substation letting out the magic smoke? Or cable thieves getting roasted?

Major HV switching station going boom.

 

[wingnut771]

Station build-up for the last 7 days - Eskom Data Portal

This shows how resources were used to build-up the demand over the past 7 days, and it includes both generation and demand side resources that Eskom has contracts with.

www.eskom.co.za

 

[tyerone]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1580252392393613314

 

[BigBear]

Does anyone know how many hours of loadshedding we had in the past month of september or is there maybe a website ?

 

[Yuu]

@BigBear Eskom sets new load-shedding record By @Hanno Labuschagne

 

[tyerone]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1580631329661517824

 

[wingnut771]

Station build-up for the last 7 days - Eskom Data Portal

This shows how resources were used to build-up the demand over the past 7 days, and it includes both generation and demand side resources that Eskom has contracts with.

www.eskom.co.za

 

[wingnut771]

Burning diesel overnight to pump water back, that is the definition of window dressing:

Station build-up for the last 7 days - Eskom Data Portal

This shows how resources were used to build-up the demand over the past 7 days, and it includes both generation and demand side resources that Eskom has contracts with.

www.eskom.co.za

 

[Heisenborg]

Just the heading of that graph tells you all you need to know.

They are building-up the demand

I cant even

 

[VooDooC]

They couldn't even make it half a day and were back on stage 2. 4 units broke down again, South African excellence at its best.

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

Back to Stage 2 already

Why even bother lowering the stage?

 

[BBSA]

 

[Lupus]

Well it was going to happen on Monday anyway so yeah, pity it's not the from 4om thing though seems like it's continously on again.
I didn't get shed last night strangely enough

 

[Brian_G]

Nothing about midnight, have to presume it's right through the night then all day too.

 

[wingnut771]

Back to Stage 2 already

Why even bother lowering the stage?

This is what happens when there is zero reserve capacity.

 

[Priapus]

This is what happens when there is zero reserve capacity.

So how does Eskom dig themselves out of this?

 

[Lupus]

So how does Eskom dig themselves out of this?

They don't

 

[Mike Angelo]

Would still like to see a breakdown of the 14000 to 15000 MW that seems to be permanently offline.

 

[wingnut771]

So how does Eskom dig themselves out of this?

Hire their old staff back and get coal from trains.