Rolling Blackouts: Tuesday 5 May 2015 [Stage 1 5-10pm]

[MickeyD]

UPDATE:







CURRENT (6am) - None

Prediction: Expect Stage 1 from 5-9pm.

 

[ToxicBunny]

No McD...

Stop it, you're starting to make the same mistake as Eskom.. you're playing with the times.. it will be 5pm - 10pm.

 

[MickeyD]

No McD...

Stop it, you're starting to make the same mistake as Eskom.. you're playing with the times.. it will be 5pm - 10pm.

hehe

Last night it ended just after 8pm...

 

[schumi]

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

 

[bwana]

Oh shed…

 

[MickeyD]

No impact here tonight...

 

[Wall]

doesn't affect me unless its Stage 3.

 

[MickZA]

Oh shed…

Drat ... 20:00 thru 22:30 but we knew it would catch us sooner or later.

... MickeyD - didn't you remark somewhere that they've been restoring power before 22:00 this week?

 

[MickeyD]

Drat ... 22:00 thru 22:30 but we knew it would catch us sooner or later.

... MickeyD - didn't you remark somewhere that they've been restoring power before 22:00 this week?

Every night for the last week on Stage 1... earliest was around 19h45.

 

[MickZA]

Every night for the last week on Stage 1... earliest was around 19h45.

Fingers crossed then

 

[Batista]

Both geysers gone in 4 days, thanks Eksdom!

 

[Kevin Lancaster]

Stage 1 load shedding kicks in

MyBroadband article.

 

[bwana]

Stage 1 load shedding kicks in

MyBroadband article.

Cue's BusinessTech article in 3… 2… 2…

 

[MickeyD]

Cue's BusinessTech article in 3… 2… 2…

2...1...

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/697360-Eskom-power-outlook-for-the-week

 

[heartbroken]

Cue's BusinessTech article in 3… 2… 2…

lol, MyBroadband can relax with all the articles, MickeyD has everything covered.

 

[MickeyD]

lol, MyBroadband can relax with all the articles, MickeyD has everything covered.

Nope... the MyBB staffers must create their article in order to link it to the home page and then to their Facebook pages.

 

[heartbroken]

Nope... the MyBB staffers must create their article in order to link it to the home page and then to their Facebook pages.

Wait. MyBB has a facebook :wtf:

 

[Sneeky]

"Because of maintenance, the system will not be able to meet 1 000MW of demand, meaning that although certain areas will be without electricity for a certain period, about 96% of South Africans will still continue to receive power supply at the same time," it said in a statement.

I guess I am just one of those lucky 4 % more often than not.
http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Eskom/Eskom-Stage-1-load-shedding-from-5pm-20150505

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Sigh

Was hoping to make a nice steak tonight...

 

[MickeyD]

Wait. MyBB has a facebook :wtf:

https://www.facebook.com/mybroadband?fref=nf

https://www.facebook.com/BusinessTechSA?fref=ts