Cabinet has announced that a war room has been set up with immediate effect to oversee the implementation of a five point plan to address the electricity challenges facing the country. At the last post Cabinet briefing of the year, Minister in Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, said Cabinet was concerned at the disruptive effect the recent power outages were having on the daily lives of South Africans and its impact on households and businesses across the … [Read more...] about Right Eskom, Time to go to War
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Festive Season Loadshedding now a ‘Possibility’
Although the prognosis for power supply over the festive season is not looking bad, Eskom on Monday did not rule out the possibility of load shedding. Addressing reporters at a state of the power system media briefing on Monday, Eskom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tshediso Matona said that 6 000 MW of power will return to the grid this month. "With this, we should be able to cope," he said, while adding that the risk of load shedding still stands for this December. The briefing comes as … [Read more...] about Festive Season Loadshedding now a ‘Possibility’
Find your NMBM Loadshedding Group and Area Easily
I confess that trying to work out exactly which Group and Area I am in has been somewhat frustrating as a search for our area using the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality loadshedding documentation initially showed us as being in Group 6 and Area 17. We made plans based on this info only to have the time that we THOUGHT our electricity would be off to come and go. And then we found out that our area is also listed as being in Group 7 and Area 19. So logic says to me that an alphabetical … [Read more...] about Find your NMBM Loadshedding Group and Area Easily
Loadshedding News
Eskom, not the Municipality, announces loadshedding, depending on supply vs demand at any given time consequently the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is unable to predict with any certainty as to whether there will be loadshedding for the week-ending 14 December 2014. However, given the situation over the last two weeks, it would be reasonable to expect that there could very well be loadshedding in this next week and the NMBM has worked out a schedule, should Eskom announce … [Read more...] about Loadshedding News
Eskom – Crisis? What Crisis?
Load shedding was reintroduced in early November 2014. The Majuba power plant lost it capacity to generate power after the collapse of one of it's coal storage silos on 1 November 2014. The Majuba power plant delivered approximately 10% of South Africa's entire capacity and the collapse halted the delivery of coal to the plant. A second Silo developed a major crack on 20 November causing the shut down of the plant again. This after temporary measures were instated to deliver coal to the … [Read more...] about Eskom – Crisis? What Crisis?
Fuel shortage due to Transnet depot repairs
Dear MyPE The DA notes with concern reports of fuel shortages in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) due to repairs to the Transport depot. No fuel can currently be offloaded at the depot. The failure of Eskom and Transnet is militating towards the shutdown of the Eastern Cape economy. I have contacted the DA's Shadow Minister of Transport, Manny de Freitas, to alert the national Department of Transport of the imminent crises in the Metro. It is impossible to run a modern economy … [Read more...] about Fuel shortage due to Transnet depot repairs
Loadshedding again
Eskom has announced loadshedding which commenced at 11:00 am today (Friday, 5 December 2014). Whilst Eskom has not confirmed loadshedding for Saturday and Sunday, it is highly probable that there will be loadshedding over the weekend. … [Read more...] about Loadshedding again
Eskom ask us to Live Lightly
The power system is expected to remain very tight over the next few days, with Eskom doing all it can to avoid load shedding. “The system is expected to remain very tight over the next few days. While Eskom will do its best to avoid load shedding, customers can make the biggest impact by reducing their usage throughout the day, including weekends,” said the power utility on Monday. During this past weekend, most South Africans experienced load shedding. The weekend was used to restore … [Read more...] about Eskom ask us to Live Lightly
Oh well – looks like candles and braais this weekend
This weekend will see a very high risk of load shedding as the power system remains constrained, says Eskom. “There is a very high risk of load shedding over the weekend. A portion of the capacity normally imported from Cahora Bassa [in Mozambique] will be unavailable on Sunday as the plant undergoes urgent planned maintenance,” said Eskom on Thursday. The weekend will also be used to build up water reserves for the pumped storage schemes that use water to generate electricity. “We … [Read more...] about Oh well – looks like candles and braais this weekend
R9.3 Billion profit for ………… Eskom
Eskom on Tuesday reported a profit of R9.3 billion for the six months ended on 30 September 2014. This is down 24% from R12.2 billion for the same period the previous year. "While Eskom reported a profit of R9.3 billion in the first half of its financial year, these profits are expected to decline to R0.5 billion for the full financial year. "This is because traditionally, revenue in winter is much higher than during summer due to time-of-use tariffs to key industrial customers and … [Read more...] about R9.3 Billion profit for ………… Eskom
Power supply expected to be ‘tight’
South Africa’s power system is expected to be tight for the next few days, says Eskom. “The system is expected to be very tight over the evening peaks for the next few days. However, the risk of load shedding is medium to low. This is owing to steady progress made in building reserves over the weekend to limit the risk of load shedding this week,” said the power utility in its system status bulletin on Monday. The utility said, however, that the risk for load-shedding will increase later … [Read more...] about Power supply expected to be ‘tight’
Eskom renders Commerce and Industry powerless
Organised business in Port Elizabeth and he rest of South Africa is smarting from the recent load shedding embarked upon by national utility Eskom. Kevin Hustler, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, speaking on behalf of his members, said; "The trust of business in South Africa's power utility is steadily and rapidly eroding, especially in the face of the power emergency declared by Eskom on 23 November 2014. Large industrial users in South Africa have been warned to reduce their … [Read more...] about Eskom renders Commerce and Industry powerless
And load shedding begins
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality received a call from Eskom at 13:00 today (Friday, 21 November 2014) to implement load shedding. The Municipality began load shedding in terms of the schedule - Group 3 (Uitenhage, Summerstrand, South End) was switched off at 13:15; they will be switched back on between 14:00 and 14:30; Group 4 will be switched off at 14:00; and the rest of the groups will be shed in accordance with the schedule which is available on the NMBM website … [Read more...] about And load shedding begins
Will E or Won’t E?
The power system is expected to be tight due to the nippy and cloudy weather conditions, says Eskom. “The system is expected to be tight over the evening peaks for the next few days as a result of the continued nippy and cloudy weather conditions which are forecasted for the next few days as well as the loss of additional units at our power stations as a result of technical faults,” said Eskom. In its system status bulletin the power utility said that generating capacity at the Majuba … [Read more...] about Will E or Won’t E?
Hope for no load-shedding this week
While progress to recover capacity at the Majuba power station continues, Eskom is hopeful that no load-shedding will be needed for the rest of this week. In a statement on Tuesday, the power utility said its team at Majuba was working around the clock to recover capacity with their efforts already having spared the country from load-shedding on Monday and Tuesday. The country experienced rolling blackouts at the weekend after one of the silos at the Majuba, which is located in Mpumalanga, … [Read more...] about Hope for no load-shedding this week
