Rolling Blackouts: Friday 12 June [Stg 1: 6-8am, Stg 2: 8am-10pm]

[HunterGR]

they were probably testing the fire pool again, 12h00 they shut that pump off

 

[MickeyD]

Still stage 2 on gridwatch.

Still Stage 2 everywhere except on some obscure Cape Town notice!

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Still Stage 2 everywhere except on some obscure Cape Town notice!

Ahead of the curve...

 

[satanboy]

COCT thinks it is still before 12noon.

Maybe the gun misfired.

 

[heartbroken]

Ahead of the curve...

Or more likely waaaaaay behind.

 

[satanboy]

Or more likely waaaaaay behind.

Too laid back to update the webpage.

It is Friday after all, casual work day in CT.

 

[satanboy]

We are currently LOAD SHEDDING in STAGE 2 in some areas due to high demand or urgent maintenance being performed at certain power stations

Maybe CT is one of the areas that fall outside Stage 2...I will know at 2pm.

 

[FlashSA]

Big industrial users have been forced into Stage 3 as of earlier this morning - per Chris Yelland. That means they need to reduce power usage by 20% which is massive.

Eskom also now saying that feed from Cahora Bassa is online again.......

They may JUST avoid Stage 3 tonight but this weekend will no doubt be minimum Stage 1 both days

 

[sgs]

Stage 1 in CPT definitely. The area around work is supposed to be off for Stage 2 - it isn't.

 

[thehuman]

Could be cape town is loadsheding more efficiently

 

[satanboy]

Stage 1 in CPT definitely. The area around work is supposed to be off for Stage 2 - it isn't.

dammit

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

dammit

 

[FlashSA]

Stage 1 in CPT definitely. The area around work is supposed to be off for Stage 2 - it isn't.

Yip Cape Town saying Stage 1:
Eskom still Stage 2:

We are in Stage 2 rotation locally

 

[Dan C]

Yip Cape Town saying Stage 1: View attachment 224342
Eskom still Stage 2: View attachment 224344

We are in Stage 2 rotation locally

I don't really care if it's stage 1 or 2 ... either way I have a 8-10pm slot :twisted:

Busy charging my backup batteries

 

[vaakseun]

Could be cape town is loadsheding more efficiently

Yeah, it's happened a couple of times before. Stage 2 for SA but Stage 1 for CT.

Probably got a similar load reducement program to that of Joburg's City Power.

But we'll likely be back on Stage 2 by 16:00 today.

 

[MickeyD]

T-0 here...

Stage 2 - PE - Group 7

 

[FlashSA]

I don't really care if it's stage 1 or 2 ... either way I have a 8-10pm slot :twisted:

Busy charging my backup batteries

We're up first, 6-8PM tonight whether Stage 1 or 2....

Inverter always at the ready, sun doing its thing for the geyser and lamb chops waiting to be gassed.

Eskom can get knotted!

 

[Arthur]

Stage 3 is coming later this afternoon.

 

[AthenianOwl]

Stage 3 is coming later this afternoon.

Uh, looks like I will be powered down for 2.5 hours tonight

 

[Arthur]

Uh, looks like I will be powered down for 2.5 hours tonight

Yup. We're just out of a 12h00-14h30 shedding. Back in again 20h00-22h30 tonight, and 04h00-06h30 Saturday morning.