Public Protector queries power cuts

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The Public Protector is considering investigating Eskom's power failures, which have recently left many parts of South Africa without electricity for hours at a time due to load-shedding.

Lawrence Mushwana asks several difficult questions in a letter sent to Eskom chief executive Jacob Maroga on Wednesday.

"We have noted with concern that the current load-shedding practice by Eskom is having a devastating impact on, inter alia, service delivery by government entities, is causing serious prejudice to the private sector, and negatively affects the lives of many of the people of South Africa on a daily basis," Mushwana says in the letter.

He asks Moraga for detailed information on the power cuts, measures Eskom has put in place to prevent cuts and what it has done to tackle underlying reasons for the cuts.

Mushwana also wants to know what steps Eskom intends taking to compensate those who have suffered damages or inconvenience as a result of the power cuts.

He further asks Eskom what steps it has taken to ensure that emergency centres, such as hospitals and police stations, are not affected by the power cuts and what it has done to prevent traffic accidents as a result of traffic lights not working.

Buyiselo Eric Ndiyane, communications manager at the Office of the Public Protector, said the letter was sent to Eskom on Wednesday and the protector will wait for the utility's answers before deciding whether to proceed with an investigation.
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I don't think he'll get anywhere, but it's nice to see some one trying!
 
Omac said:
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I don't think he'll get anywhere, but it's nice to see some one trying!
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I think this is a start. I mean, what's worse than not having power. Lot's of people are going to rebel against the load shedding.
 
so eskom gets told "you cant build new power stations"

and now hey get asked "what are you doing about building new power stations?"

it is high time the blame gets laid SQUARELY where it belongs, and to a large extent it isnt at eskoms front door. this is just someone barking up the wrong tree..if i was at eskom now i would just sit there and shake my head in amazement.

ask JZ what is going on, why his crew got us into this mess, and wtf the plan is.
 
BiteMe said:
so eskom gets told "you cant build new power stations"

and now hey get asked "what are you doing about building new power stations?"

it is high time the blame gets laid SQUARELY where it belongs, and to a large extent it isnt at eskoms front door. this is just someone barking up the wrong tree..if i was at eskom now i would just sit there and shake my head in amazement.

ask JZ what is going on, why his crew got us into this mess, and wtf the plan is.
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Somehow I think that both sides are to blame, we're just caught in the middle. Selling electricity to neighbouring countries is a valid point, their crises are not ours to help sort out.
 
JZ? HU? :confused:

We have a minister of freaking Minerals and Energy - Minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ncquka.

That is the bastard who is still sitting in that position, and not getting blamed for anything.
 
Just a Reminder about this oh so blerry klever minister:
From : http://www.eskom.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=693

Energy Minister dismisses energy crisis claims

Minerals and Energy Minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ncquka last week emphasised that there, “is no power-generation capacity crisis” in South Africa.

During her Budget Vote speech to Parliament, the Minister said that, while there was a decrease in surplus capacity, measures were being taken to improve the country’s power-generation capabilities before demand exceeded capacity. The programme to increase power capacity was progressing well and Eskom was on track to bring a further 3 000 MW onstream from the return to service of mothballed power stations, she said.

Further, a tender process had begun for the procurement of 1 000 MW through independent power producers, scheduled for commissioning in 2008.

A number of other feasibility studies were under way for future power development opportunities, with a focus on renewable and environment-friendly energy sources.

An energy-efficiency strategy had also been drawn up, which set targets to be achieved by 2014.

Thirty-two large companied had accepted the targets and signed the energy-efficiency accord, committing to implement energy efficiency at their operations.

This was expected to result in a reduced energy demand of 12% by 2015 One of the DME’s key areas of focus this year had been a commitment to promote and attain universal access to electricity by 2014, as well as accessible, affordable and reliable energy, especially for the poor, said the Minister.

The electrification programme had continued and access to electricity had risen to 71%.

The Integrated National Electrification Programme (Inep) was making progress and had delivered 232 287 household connections, at R582-million; 2 233 schools at R100-million and 50 clinics at R118-million.

The minister said that the Inep had focused primarily on the creation of bulk infrastructure and that electrification was an integral part of social and economic infrastructure development.

The non-grid electrification of schools programme had also resulted in both new jobs and SME opportunities.

Some 1 100 schools had been completed in the last year, which represented some 50% of the total schools electrified in the last five years

Engineering News: 24 May 2005
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BiteMe said:
so eskom gets told "you cant build new power stations"

and now hey get asked "what are you doing about building new power stations?"

it is high time the blame gets laid SQUARELY where it belongs, and to a large extent it isnt at eskoms front door. this is just someone barking up the wrong tree..if i was at eskom now i would just sit there and shake my head in amazement.

ask JZ what is going on, why his crew got us into this mess, and wtf the plan is.
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Well if you're going to blame anyone, you better blame FW de Klerk's government as well, 'cos that's when the bad planning started.
 
there, “is no power-generation capacity crisis” in South Africa...

breathtakingly awesome. loadshedding has just over taken cape town drivers in the fast lane as the greatest contributor to high blood pressure.

[ICASA will just have to try harder]
 
dominic said:
there, “is no power-generation capacity crisis” in South Africa...
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Staggering, aint it?

Brilliance of that magnitude could only be found in guavamint.
We have neither a power crisis, nor a crime problem.
 
Minerals and Energy Minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ncquka last week emphasised that there, “is no power-generation capacity crisis” in South Africa.
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The same Phumzile who've taken taxpayers for a ride with her holidays?

Fire her!

Her ostrich mentality won't work here - we are experiencing loadshedding EVERY DAY between 10:30 and 14:00 - and my nerves are frazzling out - servers and network equipment DOES NOT like bouncy-bouncy games... :sick:
 
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