poweralert....

[Jam Sandwich]

We used to have that issue years ago and they had to do major upgrades to our sub stations to fix it. I don't think there is money to do all of them though. Maybe try get the while suburb to log a ticket every time it happens and see if that kicks you up the ladder for upgrades.

Ja, one the local Eskom guys said basically that the towns and cities have the priority with repairs and spares..
I stay rural...And its getting more rural....

 

[SyntaxError]

Did our bit for load shedding...12hrs no power...

Seems to be getting worse and its becoming a proper gamble if you can get power back on after a LS session...

In 2020 we had no power for up to 48h regularly after load shedding, especially on weekends. Then there was further damage on an aging cable which caused a 2 week power outage. Don't even think it made news anywhere either.

 

[Vorastra]

They only shed 1.8GW but they do Durban with stage 4 yesterday:
View attachment 1453621

As a point of interest regarding Durban municipality, 2019.
Peak electricity demand: 1,680 MW
Consumption (annum): 10,700 GWh (~1,221 MW average load)

 

[wingnut771]

As a point of interest regarding Durban municipality, 2019.
Peak electricity demand: 1,680 MW
Consumption (annum): 10,700 GWh (~1,221 MW average load)

and that's pre-looting and flood damage.

 

[flytek]

So what is causing 2022 to be so much worse than usual. Maintenance or something else?

 

[borro]

So what is causing 2022 to be so much worse than usual. Maintenance or something else?

Climate change)

 

[Lupus]

So what is causing 2022 to be so much worse than usual. Maintenance or something else?

Probably a lot more broke during the rioting/striking in 2022, also the lockdowns caused massive backlogs on parts

 

[wingnut771]

So what is causing 2022 to be so much worse than usual. Maintenance or something else?

Chickens coming home to roost.

 

[lotus123]

Chickens coming home to roost.

This.

They beat us up badly at higher levels last year, then kept the heat on through the holidays so that now we're grateful when it's "only Stage 2".

This, I suspect, is the new normal.

 

[Lupus]

This.

They beat us up badly at higher levels last year, then kept the heat on through the holidays so that now we're grateful when it's "only Stage 2".

This, I suspect, is the new normal.

Yet it's stage 3/4

 

[Brian_G]

Yet it's stage 3/4

Combination

What @lotus123 said
What @borro said before
Add extra maintenance
Add mafia sabotage
Add idiots (mostly anc)
And Bob's your auntie..

 

[Vox Populi Vox Dei]

Combination

What @lotus123 said
What @borro said before
Add extra maintenance
Add mafia sabotage
Add idiots (mostly anc)
And Bob's your auntie..

Have you seen @wingnut771's graph earlier in this thread? Suspicious indeed.

 

[Brian_G]

Have you seen @wingnut771's graph earlier in this thread? Suspicious indeed.

My guess is that the CEO and COO are both resigning as they can't stomach the lies they're forced to propagate anymore.

 

[Vorastra]

So what's actually cutting with Eskom se push. Is it stage 4 every day til Sunday from 16:00-5:00 or did these okes misunderstand the doc Eskom put out?

 

[Brian_G]

So what's actually cutting with Eskom se push. Is it stage 4 every day til Sunday from 16:00-5:00 or did these okes misunderstand the doc Eskom put out?

1600-0500 Sat./Sun. may have been implied.
Would think Sun. itself is surely going to be lowered as it usually is.

 

[Priapus]

****ing hell, 2022 really was bad. Let's try beat that this year!

 

[Flamer283]

****ing hell, 2022 really was bad. Let's try beat that this year!

Agree, records are meant to be broken!

 

[lotus123]

Yet it's stage 3/4

Yes, and as I said we'll be happy when they announce a reduction to 2. We've become the boiling frogs.

 

[Mystic Twilight]

2016-2018 are probably the years where zero/minimal maintenance was done, miraculously having zero load shedding from 2015.

 

[xumwun]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1611729818294386690

https://twitter.com/x/status/1611745340268363776