Warning over ‘stage 10’ load shedding – and what it means for South Africa

[BusinessTech]

Warning over ‘stage 10’ load shedding – and what it means for South Africa

South Africa's load shedding stages are completely arbitrary, and there is, theoretically, no upper limit to how high they could go.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

its the stage where cyril is finally shocked.

 

[blaaislaai]

New energy expert?

Let's just get to stage 7 first before triggering the public with a stage we might not even get.

 

[neoprema]

its the stage where cyril is finally shocked.

n-1

 

[Pudding McTwinkle]

its the stage where cyril is finally shocked.

Cant get shocked if there ain't no power.

 

[porchrat]

Each stage number corresponds to 1000MW shed from the grid. It's not arbitrary. The upper stage limit is the country's maximum electricity demand, in MWs, divided by 1000.

Or am I missing something here?

 

[Sinbad]

Each stage number corresponds to 1000MW shed from the grid. It's not arbitrary. The upper stage limit is the country's maximum electricity demand, in MWs, divided by 1000.

Or am I missing something here?

The 1000 is arbitrarily selected

 

[ShaunSA]

Yay another "energy expert"

 

[porchrat]

The 1000 is arbitrarily selected

Was a loadshedding stage ever anything but 1000MW?

 

[Tekku Tech]

Stage 99 before 2023 ends. Any bets?

 

[AstroTurf]

I have a laptop here that one of the managers dropped a glass of water on.

I told said manager that I will give the laptop an ISO bath and there is a 50/50 it will work again after.

This is very much like that.

An Educated Thumsuck.

 

[konfab]

South Africa's load shedding stages are completely arbitrary, and there is, theoretically, no upper limit to how high they could go.

There is a theoretical hard limit of how high it can be, it is the installation capacity of the country in GW + whatever neighbouring countries are able to export. Which is about 58 (Yes I know there are probably a few stages lost with losses). You cannot have more power reduction than you have installed capacity.

 

[Madhawk]

It’s Time for some #BLM (Burn, Loot & Murder)

 

[Sinbad]

Was a loadshedding stage ever anything but 1000MW?

Yes I seem to recall it being 2000 way back when

 

[dualmeister]

Stage 10.
When Eskom starts demolishing their own power stations to sell as scrap.

 

[porchrat]

Yes I seem to recall it being 2000 way back when

hmmm... seem to vaguely recall that years ago. Good shout.

Just focus on the MWs being shed I suppose. The actual number for the stage is largely irrelevant.

 

[Lupus]

Was a loadshedding stage ever anything but 1000MW?

Initially it was all over the place yes.
Stage 3 was actually 4GW shed


In the early days stage 1 was only up to 300MW but that changed.

 

[KikzAzz]

its the stage where cyril is finally shocked.

I think the chance of him is getting lower as the electricity available is less.

 

[sdrawk]

New energy expert?

Let's just get to stage 7 first before triggering the public with a stage we might not even get.

Gotta have your stages in order. Can't just hop through stages like that. Need to make sure that every stage has been utilized.....

Bruh if 15000 MW needs to be shed then we hop to that stage (Stage 15), simple as that.

 

[lkswan747]

A stage at which a request for a meeting to discuss the meeting to discuss the energy crises is sent to the muppets, to which, the ministers issue a press statement confirming that an announcement will be made shortly.