"Remote" chance for total Eskom blackout despite higher load-shedding stages - Yelland

[Jan]

Total blackout "remote chance" despite high load-shedding stages — Energy expert

The chances of a total power blackout occurring in South Africa are still remote, despite rising concern about the return to stage 6 load-shedding on Wednesday, 7 December 2022.

That is energy expert Chris Yelland's view, given in a recent interview with Talk 702's Bongani Bingwa.

 

[rvZA]

There will never be a 'total blackout' in any event.

 

[PaulMurkin]

It is remote yes, because they have control over the loads. They simply loadshed more to preserve the grid synchrony and stability. You end up with a grid that is powered but can deliver very little, like in Blantyre, Malawi.

Unfortunately Joe Public can't understand this concept, no matter how often its explained.

 

[Iwojima]

Can't have an increase in load-shedding without a topic from Yelland or Blommie on total grid collapse.

 

[r00igev@@r]

We are experiencing a news blackout on Jeni's fart detector and Squirrel's zebra skin covered sofa.

 

[_TrXtR_]

It is remote yes, because they have control over the loads. They simply loadshed more to preserve the grid synchrony and stability. You end up with a grid that is powered but can deliver very little, like in Blantyre, Malawi.

Unfortunately Joe Public can't understand this concept, no matter how often its explained.

I dont know. You kinda just explained load shedding the way most people understand it buy maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Gazg]

So who is right.........Blom or Yelland??

 

[konfab]

It is remote yes, because they have control over the loads. They simply loadshed more to preserve the grid synchrony and stability. You end up with a grid that is powered but can deliver very little, like in Blantyre, Malawi.

SA is in a better position than that because we have stations like Koeberg which are reliable and big enough to maintain the grid frequency. Malowi's entire energy generation infrastructure is less than one unit at Koeberg.

 

[Priapus]

Unfortunately Joe Public can't understand this concept, no matter how often its explained.

Joe public are morons. Who believe everything the MSM feeds them.

 

[s0lar]

Malowi's

 

[PaulMurkin]

SA is in a better position than that because we have stations like Koeberg which are reliable and big enough to maintain the grid frequency. Malowi's entire energy generation infrastructure is less than one unit at Koeberg.

I agree. The point is that, a grid collapse is a highly unlikely event. Long periods of loadshedding however, are a possible reality, as they are in Zimbabwe and Malawi.

 

[Priapus]

So who is right.........Blom or Yelland??

Blom is never right.

 

[PaulMurkin]

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[PaulMurkin]

Blom is never right.

 

[VooDooC]

There will never be a 'total blackout' in any event.

No need, City Power is already making sure that we have a total black out as they're unable to bring the power back on after loadshedding.

 

[PaulMurkin]

No need, City Power is already making sure that we have a total black out as they're unable to bring the power back on after loadshedding.

And when you eventually get through on the phone to them, their standard reply:
"Hau Eish, cable theft!"

 

[system32]

No need, City Power is already making sure that we have a total black out as they're unable to bring the power back on after loadshedding.

On Monday 5th Dec at 7:16am, there was an outage in our street.
Took CityPower 36 hours to arrive at the substation at the end of the street.
The job took 10 minutes to replace a blown fuse.

Fortunately I have Solar+Lithium battery so was not impacted.

There will never be a 'total blackout' in any event - because some have Solar + Lithium Battery systems.

FTFY

 

[ADzar]

Analyst or expert
Blom or Yelland

 

[RaptorSA]

"Another energy analyst, Ted Blom, previously warned a blackout could also happen if Eskom’s national control centre operators took their eye off the ball and didn’t implement the necessary load-shedding to keep supply and demand in balance."

Naah, it'll be fine

 

[RaptorSA]

P.S.

Love the picture
If you're still this guy then you deserve to be without power.