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Stable but Critical

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The power system will remain constrained going into the weekend, Eskom says. “The forecast for the weekend and the coming week indicates that the system will remain extremely constrained. Any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate the need to go into load shedding,” said the utility in its system status bulletin on Thursday. Meanwhile, the utility continues to make progress with its programme of planned maintenance but the system remains tight. The capacity available to meet … [Read more...] about Stable but Critical

Medupi – Unit 6 up and running

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First power was produced out of the Medupi power station’s Unit 6 today, Eskom said on Monday. “Eskom is pleased to announce that first power was produced out of Medupi’s Unit 6 today at 11:03am, making it the first of Medupi power station’s six units to be synchronised,” said the utility. Synchronisation, or first power, is the process whereby the generator in the unit is electrically connected to the national power grid, in such a way that its power is perfectly aligned with all the … [Read more...] about Medupi – Unit 6 up and running

Just when you though you could relax #LoadShedding

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Eskom has announced that Stage 2 Loadshedding will be implemented from 10:00 to 22:00 today. The capacity available to meet today's peak demand is 29 642MW (including open cycle gas turbines) while demand is forecast at 31 032MW. This weeks load shedding schedule: The Week Ahead Load Shedding Schedule – 23 February to 1 March Click HERE to escape the tyranny of load shedding. The capacity available from Friday, through to Sunday, is as follows (please note that these are estimates … [Read more...] about Just when you though you could relax #LoadShedding

Electricity supply ‘Vulnerable’

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The electricity supply system will remain vulnerable for the rest of the week due to a shortage of generating capacity, says power utility Eskom. “… Several units are currently out of service due to planned and unplanned outages. Due to the unavailability of a reserve margin (spare capacity), any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate the need to go into load shedding. “This being Eskom’s maintenance season, we expect the power grid to remain constrained for the rest of this … [Read more...] about Electricity supply ‘Vulnerable’

Electricity Supply ‘Constrained but Stable’

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The electricity supply system remains constrained but stable, Eskom said on Thursday. “The electricity supply system still remains constrained but stable, meaning that any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate the need to go into load shedding. Eskom will continue to communicate regularly on the status of the power supply situation,” said the power utility. In its update on the state of the power system, the utility said that contingency measures that have been in place at the … [Read more...] about Electricity Supply ‘Constrained but Stable’

EC municipalities owe Eskom more than R160 million

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Dear MyPE Eskom is owed more than R160 million in overdue payments by eleven ANC-municipalities in the Eastern Cape. While consumers are living under the constant threat of load shedding, the state electricity supplier is unable to recover debts from local government. According to the reply to an oral question I asked to Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Fikile Xasa at the Bhisho legislature sitting on 4 February, the main culprits were the failed Makana Municipality … [Read more...] about EC municipalities owe Eskom more than R160 million

Stage 2 Load Shedding – Happy Dark Baby Making Valentines Day!

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If you assumed that the demand for electricity and need for load shedding only occurred during the week when ALL businesses were consuming power it appears that assumption is the mother of all (YOU KNOW WHAT). That assumption though is completely in line with a business model that; Thanks you for using less of a product and Canes you for using more of a product! In fact today during my load shedding I am going to go to my nearest wholesaler, buy in bulk and insist on paying more for my … [Read more...] about Stage 2 Load Shedding – Happy Dark Baby Making Valentines Day!

Load shedding for today

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Eskom has announced that LOAD-SHEDDING STAGE 1 commenced at 14:00 (2pm) today. In accordance with the schedule: Group 3 will be shed from 14H00 to 16H30; Group 4 will be shed from 16H00 to 18H30; The geysers will be shed from 18H00 to 20H30; and Group 5 will be shed from 20H00 to 22H30. See: The Week Ahead Load Shedding Schedule – 9 to 15 February. You Know what to do - CLICK HERE and be FREE. … [Read more...] about Load shedding for today

The load shedding risk for this week is …..

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As the risk for load-shedding continues, power utility Eskom has called on South Africans to use electricity sparingly. In its Twitter feed on Wednesday, the utility said the risk of load-shedding was medium to high while it also appealed to the public to use electricity sparingly. Any unexpected changes on an already constrained power system could result in load-shedding. This after it implemented stage one load-shedding from 6pm to 10pm on Tuesday. The utility thanked those … [Read more...] about The load shedding risk for this week is …..

High risk of load shedding this week

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The risk of load-shedding this week remains high, says Eskom. “The system will continue to be under severe pressure over the coming week, so the risk of load shedding remains high. There is a shortage of generation capacity due to units that are currently out of service due to planned and unplanned maintenance. “The focus is on returning the units that are on unplanned maintenance back on line in order to increase available capacity,” said the utility in a statement on Sunday. “We call … [Read more...] about High risk of load shedding this week

Friday Crisis Level – Stage 2

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Power utility Eskom will implement Stage 2 load shedding until 22h00 today, 6 February 2015. Commercial customers, particularly shopping centres and office blocks are urged to switch off non-essential lights and not to leave office equipment such as photocopiers and computers on standby mode after hours. In terms of load shedding per block, the schedule is always followed, however there are technical difficulties that can result is block mismatches and customers finding their power not … [Read more...] about Friday Crisis Level – Stage 2

And today it is Stage Two Load Shedding

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Eskom has announced Stage 2 Loadshedding from 08H00. The geysers and Group 5 will be switched off from 08H00 to 10H30 as per schedule. Click here for the Stage 1 and 2 Load Schedding Schedules. Those hybrid Solar PV Systems are beginning to make more and more sense. These 'lucky people' are the recipients of Load Shedding today: 08h00 to 10h30: Geysers + Group 5 10h00 to 12h30: Group 6 + Group 7 12h00 to 14h30: Group 8 + Group 1 14h00 to 16h30: Group 2 + Group 3 16h00 to … [Read more...] about And today it is Stage Two Load Shedding