Rolling Blackouts: Thursday 23 July 2015 [Stage 2 from 5-10pm]

[biometrics]

Fortunately they built up those "reserves" over the weekend…

Well we know it's just to save on the diesel budget. Got nothing to do with building up reserves.

 

[bwana]

Well we know it's just to save on the diesel budget. Got nothing to do with building up reserves.

No, they were building up reserves… they even said so.

 

[biometrics]

No, they were building up reserves… they even said so.

"There won't be any load shedding this winter."

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

CoCT just announced that there will be NO Loadshedding at all here. Rest of country Stage 2. Nice one.

 

[biometrics]

Koeberg unit 2 being shut down for three months. OH BOY!

900 MW gone

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Koeberg unit 2 being shut down for three months. OH BOY!

900 MW gone

Sauce?

 

[biometrics]

Sauce?

Cape Talk radio news.

 

[biometrics]

http://af.reuters.com/article/southAfricaNews/idAFJ8N0ZV00620150723

CAPE TOWN, July 23 (Reuters) - Unit 2 of South Africa's sole nuclear power plant will be shut down for three months from the end of August as part of routine refuelling and maintenance, power utility Eskom said on Thursday.

In February, unit 1 of the plant known as Koeberg was shut down for a similar period, resulting in the loss of half the output at the 1,800 megawatt nuclear power plant.

...

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Cape Talk radio news.

Nothing on the internet. Also nothing on ESKOM or KOEBERG websites. We just came off a 3 month shutdown for routine maintenance. According to both sites there is no routine maintenance scheduled at Koeberg during winter months.

I seriously doubt this "rumour".

 

[biometrics]

Nothing on the internet. Also nothing on ESKOM or KOEBERG websites. We just came off a 3 month shutdown for routine maintenance. According to both sites there is no routine maintenance scheduled at Koeberg during winter months.

I seriously doubt this "rumour".

See post above.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

http://af.reuters.com/article/southAfricaNews/idAFJ8N0ZV00620150723

Fair enough, ties in with my comments. Although you find better info than me. End of August is not NOW though is it? It is after the winter. Dates are important when announcing these events.

 

[Dan C]

http://af.reuters.com/article/southAfricaNews/idAFJ8N0ZV00620150723

Interesting times ahead ...

 

[biometrics]

Fair enough, ties in with my comments. Although you find better info than me. End of August is not NOW though is it? It is after the winter. Dates are important when announcing these events.

Apologies, I heard it on the radio, don't know if they mentioned August.

September in Cape Town is 1 degree celsius warmer than August, so pretty much winter in Cape Town still.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Apologies, I heard it on the radio, don't know if they mentioned August.

September in Cape Town is 1 degree celsius warmer than August, so pretty much winter in Cape Town still.

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Ain't that the truth! August we go to Sutherland for the snow. Anyway without Koeberg we will sukkel that's for sure. Time to invest in another battery for my home "system".

Thanks for info and feedback.

 

[Necropolis]

17:30 and the power is out -

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Interesting post from Chris Yelland:

Declining #Eskom peak elec supply: 2011: 36,2GW; 2012: 35,5GW; 2013: 35GW; 2014: 34,8GW; 2015: 32,7GW. Alarm bells should be ringing.

 

[bwana]

"There won't be any load shedding this winter."

Obviously you aren't grasping the subtle difference between load shedding and reserve building…

 

[vaakseun]

Nothing on the internet. Also nothing on ESKOM or KOEBERG websites. We just came off a 3 month shutdown for routine maintenance. According to both sites there is no routine maintenance scheduled at Koeberg during winter months.

I seriously doubt this "rumour".

They refuel a unit every 18 months. Maintenance is also done during this period. Nothing unusual or new.

 

[Necropolis]

So my power is back on already - was meant to be out until 20:30 /shrugs

 

[koeks525]

Will be going out at 21:00... hopefully Eskom suspends load shedding around 22:00