Sabotage at Eskom caused huge power issues

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Sabotage at Eskom caused huge power issues

Acts of sabotage at Eskom led to a massive power loss of 2,000MW during the most recent load-shedding period.

Speaking at a media event on Wednesday 11 December, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that “someone inside Eskom” had sabotaged the system, resulting in the boilers tripping.
 
Cyril, if what you say is true, we as a nation expect weekly updates on the investigation, and once the "someone inside Eskom" has been identified (which shouldn't be difficult) that the progress of their Treason charge is made public on a regular basis.

Also I question why a single boiler tripping means 2000MW disappearing, given that the biggest ones we have are 800MW currently at Medupi/Kusile, so I actually do tend towards you lying through your teeth, but its not surprising anymore. Useless twat.
 
It would be great to know how these things were sabotaged. Must be very obvious damage or you could just switch them back on within a few minutes. It is pretty hard to sabotage these things enough to cause lasting damage without it being obvious.

And if the powers in charge have the balls they'd chuck every single employee off site when such acts are discovered.
 
Many members of the public suspected this a long time ago. Nice that a politician has actually acknowledged that this is likely happening (baby steps I know, Zuma wouldn't have even said anything).

Now as TB says, hope there is proper investigation...
 
Wait, didn't we have load shedding last December where people's leave was also cancelled? Looks to me like employees might be doing it deliberately to increase over time pay as a form of bonus. Cancel overtime and see the problem disappear.
 
No wonder all the cadres refused the position... does make me wonder though if majority of this mess is all union sabotage cos 'whiteness':unsure:
Who wants the lotto numbers? :giggle:
 
Many members of the public suspected this a long time ago. Nice that a politician has actually acknowledged that this is likely happening (baby steps I know, Zuma wouldn't have even said anything).

Now as TB says, hope there is proper investigation...

TBH, I think Cyril is a lying twat with this statement.

Its the typical vague nebulous bollocks to make angry people go away. It doesn't jibe with reality at all. We have no boilers that supply 2000MW of power, and each boiler/turbine is an isolated unit so can't trip other boilers/turbines.
 
Cyril, if what you say is true, we as a nation expect weekly updates on the investigation, and once the "someone inside Eskom" has been identified (which shouldn't be difficult) that the progress of their Treason charge is made public on a regular basis.

Also I question why a single boiler tripping means 2000MW disappearing, given that the biggest ones we have are 800MW currently at Medupi/Kusile, so I actually do tend towards you lying through your teeth, but its not surprising anymore. Useless twat.
It is probably possible to cause switch gear to blow up taking out several units at once. They're thin on the details - not even sure if he knows what he's talking about when referring to a boiler.
 
So because somebody sabotaged a unit you cancel everybody's leave? Sure they won't be upset and do it again.

Also funny that Eskom's management can now promise there will be no loadshedding. Didn't one of their managers just say we need 8 months of load shedding to stabilise Eskom?
 
It is probably possible to cause switch gear to blow up taking out several units at once. They're thin on the details - not even sure if he knows what he's talking about when referring to a boiler.

Oh I know switch gear can blow to take out several units at once, but at this point in time if a politician doesn't understand what needs to be said to explain what happened then he shouldn't try.

We need real honest answers, not some bollocks from someone who doesn't understand.
 
So because somebody sabotaged a unit you cancel everybody's leave? Sure they won't be upset and do it again.

Also funny that Eskom's management can now promise there will be no loadshedding. Didn't one of their managers just say we need 8 months of load shedding to stabilise Eskom?
The board member was bemoaning exactly what is happening now. They need time to fix the issues but the shareholder is refusing them that time and instructing them to keep the lights on at all costs.
 
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