With a constrained power system, Eskom may be forced to implement load shedding, it said on Friday. “Five generation units were taken off the grid, significantly raising the possible need for load shedding. We urge the public to continue reducing electricity usage to help us avoid load shedding,” said Eskom. Should the need arise; Eskom said it could implement load shedding between 4pm and 10pm. Two units at the Arnot power station, as well as a unit each at Kendal, Tutuka and Majuba … [Read more...] about High possibility of load shedding today
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What you need to know about your power surge insurance cover ahead of load shedding
As the country enters the height of the winter season in July, the risk of load shedding interruptions as a result of the pressured electricity grid is also quite high. Identified by Google as South Africa’s most searched term in the past decade, load shedding continues to bring about a huge amount of frustration, inconvenience and increased short-term insurance risk for many South Africans. Through the introduction of various load shedding notification apps, people can now see load … [Read more...] about What you need to know about your power surge insurance cover ahead of load shedding
Eskom’s Happy Valentines Day Present: Stage 2 until Sunday
14 February's Loadshedding Menu of Darkness - Stage 2 Eskom implemented Stage 2 load shedding from 9:00pm to 6:00am on Sunday 16 February as a result of plant breakdowns/increased power supply/tea lady at head office tripping the main breaker/rain on the coal supply/general petulance/upcoming elections/misguided support of Another Night of Candles. Click Here to see all the Nelson Mandela Bay Loadshedding groups. Brought to you by Straton Electrical - for all your electrical … [Read more...] about Eskom’s Happy Valentines Day Present: Stage 2 until Sunday
Relief at Loadshedding Break
Statement by Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Councillor Mongameli Bobani: I want to express my relief at the current week-long break that has been confirmed by Eskom on the devastating load-shedding. This challenge has had a serious negative effect on ordinary residents, both working and job seeking. It has also been felt by business, more especially Small and Medium businesses operating in our townships. The break will go a long way in relieving our people and businesses from the … [Read more...] about Relief at Loadshedding Break
Today’s Menu of Darkness – Stage 3
Eskom implemented Stage 3 load shedding from 08:00 am as a result of plant breakdowns/increased power supply/tea lady at head office tripping the main breaker/rain on the coal supply/general petulance/upcoming elections/misguided support of Another Night of Candles. Stage 3 schedule for the day is as follows: 08H00 - 10H30: geysers and Groups 6, 7 10H00 - 14H30: Groups 1, 2, 4 14H00 - 18H30: Groups 5, 6, 8 18H00 - 22H30: geysers and Groups 2, 3. Click Here to download a … [Read more...] about Today’s Menu of Darkness – Stage 3
Stage 2 load shedding to continue until 10:00 pm
Eskom is currently implementing Stage 2 load shedding and is expected to continue until 10pm tonight - 30 November 2018. “Customers are reminded to treat all electrical points as live during load shedding,” said Eskom on Friday. Stage 2 calls for 2000MW to be rotationally load shed nationally at a given period. Load shedding is conducted rotationally as a measure of last resort to protect the power system from a total collapse or blackout. The utility appealed to residents and … [Read more...] about Stage 2 load shedding to continue until 10:00 pm
Latest Nelson Mandela Bay Load Shedding Groups and Schedules
Now wouldn't it be cool if these groups were like the Beatles or Ladysmith Black Mambazo? The following are the load shedding groups in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal area that will be targeted during Eskom's latest round of load shedding: Hint: Hit Ctrl F in your browser and type in your suburb to quickly find your group. Group 1 7de Laan Aspen Heights Booysens Park Chatty Coega Village Despatch Despatch Industrial Ext 21 -34 Heath Park (Above Spar and including PE … [Read more...] about Latest Nelson Mandela Bay Load Shedding Groups and Schedules
Load shedding unlikely today
Eskom says while the probability of load shedding today is low, it could still implement it if the demand for electricity increases in the evening. “There is a low probability of rotational loadshedding during the day as a result of power station units being returned to the system but the probability of rotational load shedding increases for the evening peak period from 5pm to 9pm due to the normal expected increase in demand,” said the power utility. Eskom said should the need for load … [Read more...] about Load shedding unlikely today
No Load Shedding
Eskom says it anticipates no load shedding for the rest of winter as it continues to make progress with the maintenance of its power generating plants. "Our prognosis for winter and beyond is that there will be no load shedding. Eskom is progressing well with the maintenance of its power generating plant while supplying the country's electricity needs," said the utility's Group Chief Executive Brian Molefe. He briefed the media on Tuesday on the state of the power system in winter and … [Read more...] about No Load Shedding
Eskom’s winter plans
Power utility Eskom has begun to ramp down planned maintenance to ramp up energy availability for the winter season. "Our winter plan formally kicked off on 1 April 2016 and runs until end of August 2016. As a result, we have already started to ramp down planned maintenance and ramp up energy availability for the expected winter peak so that we will have sufficient capacity to meet demand whilst we still conduct the required maintenance on our power station units," said Eskom on … [Read more...] about Eskom’s winter plans
Could this mean no more load shedding?
The resilience of the power system was stress tested on Tuesday following multiple trips of units at three power stations resulting in a loss of 3 535MW, said Eskom. "No load shedding was implemented due to the increased resilience that Eskom has built into the power system over the past eight months," said the power utility. Due to the interconnectedness of the power system, an earth fault at the high voltage yard at Tutuka power station had resulted in three units of the Majuba power … [Read more...] about Could this mean no more load shedding?
Eskom side-steps load shedding
Power utility Eskom said on Thursday that Unit 2 at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station has been returned to service and is currently operating at full load. The unit had been shut down for a scheduled outage on August 31 as part of Eskom's overall maintenance programme for its fleet of power stations. Every 16 to 18 months, each of the two units at Koeberg is shut down for refuelling, inspection and maintenance, the power utility said. The routine shutdowns are scheduled so as to avoid having both … [Read more...] about Eskom side-steps load shedding
100 load shedding free days
A day after reassuring the country that Eskom plans to avoid load shedding in the foreseeable future; it celebrated its 100th day without cutting power supply on Tuesday. The backlog in the maintenance programme of its ageing power plants is making steady progress, improving plant availability and a drop in plant breakdowns over the past three months, it explained. Apart from two hours and 20 minutes of load shedding on 14 September, Eskom's capacity has avoided dipping into risky … [Read more...] about 100 load shedding free days
Eskom: No load shedding until May 2016
There likely will be no load shedding until at least May 2016, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Wednesday. While maintenance on Eskom's ageing fleet has been increased, the power utility has managed to stave off implementing load shedding for more than 80 days. "We are doing all that maintenance without load shedding," Molefe said. "We will step up our maintenance in December as everyone goes on holiday. We will add quite a lot of units to the maintenance programme to catch up on … [Read more...] about Eskom: No load shedding until May 2016
Is load-shedding a good thing for the renewable energy industry?
Solar and renewable energy companies have now had a chance to evaluate the immense number of quotations and requests for proposals received from business and individuals during the last round of load-shedding by Eskom. At the time Eskom was the best salesman ever for the renewable energy industry. Frankly - load-shedding was not that good for business or for the sustainability of the renewable energy industry. Reason - the knee jerk panic reaction by consumers new to the solar industry saw … [Read more...] about Is load-shedding a good thing for the renewable energy industry?
