Rolling Blackouts: Monday 29 June [Stage 1 from 17:00 - 22:00]

[AstroTurf]

Gridwatch app says no loadshedding for me at home, work or inbetween today

 

[vaakseun]

Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 17:00 today, which is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening.
https://twitter.com/eskom_mediadesk
Has it changed?

Their one account says 16:00 the other 17:00. Who to believe?

 

[MickeyD]

Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 17:00 today, which is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening.
https://twitter.com/eskom_mediadesk
Has it changed?

 

[vaakseun]

Media Desk says 17:00

Eskom Hld SOC says 16:00

CoCT and Gridwatch says 16:00

 

[MickeyD]

Their one account says 16:00 the other 17:00. Who to believe?

 

[Gordon_R]

Goalposts keep moving. Co-CT: STAGE 1 LOADSHEDDING FROM 18:00 TO 20:30. LOADSHEDDING DURING OTHER PERIODS WILL BE AVOIDED DUE TO THE CITY HAVING SPARE GENERATION CAPACITY AVAILABLE TONIGHT

 

[vaakseun]

^ Typical Eskom, totally clueless as to what the other hand is doing!

Anyway, City of Cape Town will now start at 6pm and stop at 8pm tonight.

STAGE 1 LOADSHEDDING FROM 18:00 TO 20:30. LOADSHEDDING DURING OTHER PERIODS WILL BE AVOIDED DUE TO THE CITY HAVING SPARE GENERATION CAPACITY AVAILABLE TONIGHT

 

[Gordon_R]

Anyway, City of Cape Town will now start at 18:00 and stop at 8pm tonight.

That's assuming we don't go to stage 2 at 6pm!? Still very cold weather around parts of SA today...

 

[Sneeky]

The only thing this really means though is that we all know Eskom is having a bit of a tantrum....

I can just imagine Brian sitting in his plush office at milliwatt Park saying "They turned us down? Don't they know who we are? Turn the fekkers off".

Nope, it was long suspected they were just turning off the OCGT's to save diesel in the evenings and on weekends, which was confirmed during Molefe's application to NERSA begging for more diesel money.

I suspect Stage 2 by 1800, cause I am scheduled S2 at 2000

Monday load shedding in the evenings is nothing new after saving diesel on the weekends as well. They are saving it for business hours, not to keep us warm.

How he could fathom and make a statement months ago that there would be no blackouts in winter when demand really spikes is beyond comprehension.

The fact is, if they don't run those OCGT's, we will have more blackouts. Major ones if other segments of the supply experience problems.

They need R15bn/pa, and they have to get it one way or another.
The average consumer is the low hanging fruit to pick up this tab.

 

[heartbroken]

Yeah. Will be hit by Stage 1 tomorrow and Wed. Been a good run though

Should dodge tonight and Friday. The rest of the week it's every evening for me - no matter the stage

 

[heartbroken]

That's assuming we don't go to stage 2 at 6pm!? Still very cold weather around parts of SA today...

Jip, my feetsies are freezing.

 

[Dan C]

Jip, my feetsies are freezing.

Warmish here... but please no stage 2 !! :twisted:

 

[ToxicBunny]

Nope, it was long suspected they were just turning off the OCGT's to save diesel in the evenings and on weekends, which was confirmed during Molefe's application to NERSA begging for more diesel money.

I suspect Stage 2 by 1800, cause I am scheduled S2 at 2000

Monday load shedding in the evenings is nothing new after saving diesel on the weekends as well. They are saving it for business hours, not to keep us warm.

How he could fathom and make a statement months ago that there would be no blackouts in winter when demand really spikes is beyond comprehension.

The fact is, if they don't run those OCGT's, we will have more blackouts. Major ones if other segments of the supply experience problems.

They need R15bn/pa, and they have to get it one way or another.
The average consumer is the low hanging fruit to pick up this tab.

I know reality, but I'm stoking the conspiracy theorist fires

 

[vaakseun]

Confirmed from 17:00 now for those wondering why their lights are still on.

Gridwatch by News24 ‏@Gridwatch 47m47 minutes ago
UPDATE: Just got confirmation that Stage 1 starts at 17:00 today NOT 16:00 as previously stated.