Rolling Blackouts updates: Wednesday 29 July 2015 [Stage 1: 5pm - 10pm]

[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]

 

[biometrics]

Wesnday you say? Is it that cold?

 

[biometrics]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

8 pm slot

 

[Agent_Smith]

So the old pretext of heavy loadshedding over the weekend to build up reserves for the coming week is now just heavy loadshedding for the sake of loadshedding?

And once Unit 2 at Koeberg goes offline in August, it's going to get a whole lot worse!

 

[biometrics]

Oh hang on, misread it, it's the 10 pm slot so should be fine

Yay!

 

[biometrics]

So the old pretext of heavy loadshedding over the weekend to build up reserves for the coming week is now just heavy loadshedding for the sake of loadshedding?

And once Unit 2 at Koeberg goes offline in August, it's going to get a whole lot worse!

It's to save on the ocgt diesel budget. They're talking ***.

 

[Dan C]

Here we go again

 

[Iamnotageek]

Is CPT getting shedded though?

I thought we usually miss Stage 1?

 

[Necropolis]

Might be out from 17:30 until 20:30 - my favourite timeslot!

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Is CPT getting shedded though?

I thought we usually miss Stage 1?

Not today...

I thought they would have spare capacity since we haven't been load-shedded for the past 2 days.

 

[HunterGR]

Is CPT getting shedded though?

I thought we usually miss Stage 1?

According to https://www.capetown.gov.za/en/electricity/Pages/LoadShedding.aspx there will be Stage 1 from 17:00

Dodged the bullet for today....

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

You can't touch this!

 

[vaakseun]

Not today...

I thought they would have spare capacity since we haven't been load-shedded for the past 2 days.

The City engineers might still be busy with their calculations. Sometimes the CoCT LS notice changes so keep on checking for updates.

 

[Intox]

https://twitter.com/CityPowerJhb/status/626385769624694784

Eskom load shedding stage 1 in progress from 17:00 - 22:30 ; No City Power stations will be affected.^KB

Nice looks like I am dodging my slot this evening

 

[heartbroken]

It's to save on the ocgt diesel budget. They're talking ***.

Also has the side-effect of increasing the bonus budget.

 

[chromedome]

20:00 - 22:30, I hate this slot

 

[zophas]

17:30 - 20:30 Slot for me. Cooked supper early, fueled up the generator, got the the candles ready. And then .... no load shedding!
I hate when that happens!

 

[biometrics]

The bastards!

Off at 10 pm. Never had that before.

 

[schumi]

The bastards!

Off at 10 pm. Never had that before.

Perhaps a fault "Stage 1 #load_shedding has been suspended. Please note that it may take longer for power to be restored in some areas." https://twitter.com/Eskom_SA