Rolling Blackouts updates: Sunday 26 July 2015 [Stage 2: 8am - 10pm]

[MickeyD]

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Few area's in cape town are being skipped ,steenbras to the rescue!

COCT is only on stage 1.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Useless fsckers

 

[A Non Blonde]

Few area's in cape town are being skipped ,steenbras to the rescue!

COCT is only on stage 1.

All things crossed that they do not bump to stage 2 during peak demand - else I'm 18h00 -20h30 slot, meh.

 

[undesign]

Useless fsckers

Amen

 

[Beachless]

I must say I really dont believe that the load on a sunday morning is enough to require loadshedding this coupled by the fact that they refuse to release the stats really worries me.

 

[Creag]

Randpark Ridge is out now. Do not know if it's load shedding or a fault. Darn critters!

 

[cavedog]

I must say I really dont believe that the load on a sunday morning is enough to require loadshedding this coupled by the fact that they refuse to release the stats really worries me.

They must be refilling the dam.... Depending on how low it was could take the whole weekend to fill back up.

Being on stage 2 I suspect that there might be some other units down too causing the extra shortfall. I totally agree. Eskom needs to tell the public what is going on....

 

[MickeyD]

Still nothing in PE as the metro staff are on strike. Feel bad for some areas out since Friday.

Good luck, bwana!

 

[MickZA]

Still nothing in PE as the metro staff are on strike. Feel bad for some areas out since Friday.

Good luck, bwana!

Can't help but feel sorry for Danny as well, guess we'll have to wait until Tuesday before the details of the "scarce skills" allowance dispute emerge.

 

[Dan C]

Won't be surprised if we see stage 3 soon this winter...

 

[bwana]

Still nothing in PE as the metro staff are on strike. Feel bad for some areas out since Friday.

Good luck, bwana!

Thanks - we've got power again, finally!

 

[koeks525]

Hopefully my Sunday will be the same as Saturday

 

[garyc]

So:

- Koeberg is down for refueling for a while.
- Duvha unit 3 has been down since the explosion last year. Opinion is still divided if it can ever be returned to service, but this will take years to repair if it is feasible.
- Majuba is limping after the silo collapse. This will also be a long-term project to fix.
- The boiler damage at Lethabo will take a little while still to fix.
- 64% of the total installed capacity is beyond mid-life. These stations are now into their less reliable and higher maintenance phase. The number of MW not available due to breakdowns was approximately 1800 in FY2009. It has now grown steadily year-on-year and now sits at 5500.

Keep those laptop batteries charged unless you believe that the new power stations will be coming online faster than we loose current capacity.

 

[bwana]

So:

- Koeberg is down for refueling for a while.
- Duvha unit 3 has been down since the explosion last year. Opinion is still divided if it can ever be returned to service, but this will take years to repair if it is feasible.
- Majuba is limping after the silo collapse. This will also be a long-term project to fix.
- The boiler damage at Lethabo will take a little while still to fix.
- 64% of the total installed capacity is beyond mid-life. These stations are now into their less reliable and higher maintenance phase. The number of MW not available due to breakdowns was approximately 1800 in FY2009. It has now grown steadily year-on-year and now sits at 5500.

Keep those laptop batteries charged unless you believe that the new power stations will be coming online faster than we loose current capacity.

Isnt that from the end of August?

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

having MyBB open to look for the loadshedding - pass over it because the thread title is silly now

 

[garyc]

Isnt that from the end of August?

True.

 

[A Non Blonde]

I must say I really dont believe that the load on a sunday morning is enough to require loadshedding this coupled by the fact that they refuse to release the stats really worries me.

Perhaps attributed to "building up reserves" for the week ahead and generally less inconvenient over a weekend.

 

[Kevin Lancaster]

Cape Town downgrades its stage 2 load shedding to stage 1

The City of Cape Town downgraded the nation-wide stage 2 load shedding to stage 1 for its customers on Sunday due to extra power being generated for the city.

 

[biometrics]

I must say I really dont believe that the load on a sunday morning is enough to require loadshedding this coupled by the fact that they refuse to release the stats really worries me.

Imo they are saving on diesel by not running the ocgt weekends. Punishment for not getting another increase.