What will happen if Eskom's unstable power grid breaks down completely

[mylesillidge]

What happens if the Eskom grid collapses

South Africans are facing another round of power cuts despite promises from South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, that it would keep the lights on.

Unexpected breakdowns and scheduled maintenance at various generation plants have been blamed for reduced generation capacity.

 

[rietrot]

That's not how it works.the whole power grid can't just break. It is made up of various components that do break completely all the time.

Already happening

 

[LazyLion]

Then the Poopie Snot hits the fan...

 

[DA-LION-619]

That's not how it works.the whole power grid can't just break. It is made up of various components that do break completely all the time.

Already happening

Educate yourself

 

[Oboe]

Then its NAG....

 

[SubtleBeast]

So loadshedding is good for us?
Who would've thunk it.

 

[LazyLion]

That's not how it works.the whole power grid can't just break. It is made up of various components that do break completely all the time.

Already happening

New York City blackout of 1977 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[genetic]

That's not how it works.the whole power grid can't just break. It is made up of various components that do break completely all the time.

Already happening

Are you an engineer? Or just spewing kark?

 

[w1z4rd]

Educate yourself

Thats a bit of an own goal by Texan republicans. They dont want any federal oversite over their grid so their entire grid is internal. Its now allowed to connect to other states unless it complies with federal regulations to do so. This could have been easily avoided with a little bit of oversite.

 

[nicroets]

Maybe in time for Black Friday. Christmas shopping as you have never seen before.

 

[rietrot]

O boy. The internet experts are out in full force posting random YouTube videos.

 

[rietrot]

New York City blackout of 1977 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We are doing load shedding to avoid a blackout.

If enough stuff breaks they'll just invent more stages.

 

[genetic]

O boy. The internet experts are out in full force posting random YouTube videos.

Well then post evidence. Post an article, some kind of evidence to support your opinion! Seems everyone is posting references to support their argument, but here you are just spewing kark with no facts.

 

[rietrot]

Well then post evidence! Seems everyone is posting references to support their argument, but here you are going posting kark with no facts.

I said something really basic. By this time you should have a general understanding of why we have loadshedding. If you don't, you are welcome to go and YouTube whatever videos you like about the topic

 

[Temujin]

New York City blackout of 1977 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Other than the dated cars and tech, thats no different to any other day in NY, with or without power... except cops actually arresting people that is

 

[RedViking]

The good old BLACKOUT theory.

Makes for a nice WhatsApp-send-to-10 message and Facebook-Please-Like-and-Share.

 

[Vorastra]

Thats a bit of an own goal by Texan republicans. They dont want any federal oversite over their grid so their entire grid is internal. Its now allowed to connect to other states unless it complies with federal regulations to do so. This could have been easily avoided with a little bit of oversite.

Their grid "being internal" has nothing to do with the Republicans. That's been a Texas thing for decades.

The Texas Interconnection is specifically and purposefully self-maintained and lacks interstate connections in order to not have the federal government have any part of it.

It's been like this since it's inception. How is this a Republican thing.

Did we forget that the Democrats used to run Texas and did the same thing. This is a Texas thing, not a party thing.

 

[DA-LION-619]

O boy. The internet experts are out in full force posting random YouTube videos.

So you didn’t read the article or watch the engineering videos. We understand.

 

[rietrot]

So you didn’t read the article or watch the engineering videos. We understand.

Watch the video I linked for you.

 

[Rickster]

Doesn't Koeberg have their own generator to lower fuel rods to generate steam thus producing power.