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

[pstation]

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.

Aren't malawi and south africa on the same grid though?

 

[Dups!]

Boxing match!!!

Blom VS Yelland for the lightweight championship.

The end should be both knocking each other's lights out cause I am sick of these two opening their mouths.

We will also get a reprieve from Mybroadband with these Eskom articles.

 

[Gordon_R]

Aren't malawi and south africa on the same grid though?

Yes, they are on the same grid (in theory). However they can't just use unlimited power without paying for it, or exceeding the capacity of the transmission lines:

Southern African Power Pool - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Progenix Oj101]

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.

You must live near Kempton.

 

[e4et]

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.

Same same. An hour past our slot and still in darkness.

 

[Progenix Oj101]

Well that was fun. Off from 6pm to 4am.

 

[VooDooC]

You must live near Kempton.

Randburg, one complete stuff up.

 

[RedViking]

Pending since 2009

 

[Vanessa13]

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.

And they thought we were being melodramatic when we said we would end up like Zimbabwe...

 

[Vanessa13]

Same same. An hour past our slot and still in darkness.

Mmmm yeah, sometimes we go on, off, on, off, on, off a few times - NINE times once! - before they actually manage to keep it on.

 

[PaulMurkin]

Mmmm yeah, sometimes we go on, off, on, off, on, off a few times - NINE times once! - before they actually manage to keep it on.

So since last Friday, look how many times the power has gone out in Table View in Cape Town:

 

[Vanessa13]

So since last Friday, look how many times the power has gone out in Table View in Cape Town:
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It's insane. We were off for 11.5 hours yesterday in total! And then they will cry about it when we are back in the bush and it will somehow be OUR fault, never theirs.

 

[Vanessa13]

Speaking of potential grid collapse... has anyone moved to satellite internet? And had a good experience?

 

[Progenix Oj101]

Randburg, one complete stuff up.

Well aren't you lucky. We haven't had power since 16:00 yesterday.

 

[Pitbull]

JUST DO IT!!!!

 

[borro]