The truth about load-shedding in South Africa. South Africa No load-shedding currently scheduled but load-reduction may occur in some regions (details available here soon). However, it will take time to get Eskom, and thus the country’s electricity provision, back to where it should be.So if Eskom cannot produce the required electricity for any time period, it introduces rolling load shedding. Education stakeholders in Zimbabwe welcomed a law signed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa which made sweeping changes to critical aspects of school life in the... On March 2, Morocco registered the first positive coronavirus patient on its soil. So we are sure that the innovations in alternative energy will be equally embraced.Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with all our promotions and news.50 Falcon Lane, Lanseria Corporate Estate, Lanseria, 1739You cannot copy content of this page. Eskom’s chairman recently said load-shedding is a result of “problems that we have all caused”, but the facts tell a very different story.Citing internal Eskom documents, Rapport said around a quarter of Eskom’s total power generation capacity was unavailable because of unplanned maintenance.The City Press reported that Eskom’s plant breakdowns have reached “catastrophic levels, with a record-breaking 17,371MW – or 38% of Eskom’s total generating capacity – offline”.This followed the decision by the power utility to decommission 12 units at various power stations, mainly because of a lack of funds and parts to fix them.Another big problem is design faults at the new Medupi and Kusile power stations which prevents them from functioning as expected.According to the City Press, these design flaws are set to cost a combined R345 billion to fix, and were caused by shoddy workmanship by suppliers.Eskom said this is now resulting in Medupi’s three operational units “either shutting down entirely or losing part of their output”.The biggest problems which are causing unplanned outages at South Africa’s biggest power stations are:It should be noted that this is a condensed list, and that there are numerous other problems at individual power stations which are causing outages.Over the last decade Eskom’s efficiency and skills base was crushed due to corruption and mismanagement at the power utility.In 2008, Eskom was still functioning fairly well, with low electricity costs and a manageable and competent workforce.Over the last few years Eskom became known for gross mismanagement, Blom said the ANC government employed people who do not know what is going on, and that the ANC is not prepared to look outside of the party for people with the required skills to run Eskom.Apart from the lack of skills, Blom said the average employee at Eskom gets four times more than what they should be earning.The combination of these factors has gutted Eskom, and it is now only a shadow of the former company which was a global leader in power production.The image below provides an overview of how Eskom has changed over the last 10 years. This is divided typically into four stages. Well, it keeps going off every few hours, but still...Criminals are evolving in South Africa, and they certainly know how to make the best out of a bad situation. A new round of rolling power blackouts plunged South Africa into darkness on Tuesday as the country was struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. As South Africa’s primary electricity supplier, Eskom’s mandate is to ensure security of supply to service the South African economy and society.

But new hybrid solar/generator models are being developed. The City of Tshwane has announced that stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 12:00 until 22:00 on Friday 10 July 2020. BrowserCam offers Load Shedding Notifier for PC (MAC) download for free. South Africa’s state-owned utility resumed nationwide power cuts Thursday and warned of worsening shortages from its aging and unreliable plants that have led … A four-way-stop is an unusual intersection not commonly known in Europe. In the past it has only happened in the summer when air-conditioning ramps up demand. We are always  only a call away, even if just for reassurance.It is encouraging to be part of a journey towards a more sustainable and environmentally ‘green’ future in South Africa.
If so, they will not be permitted inside any Eskom building.Eskom said in a media alert that no load shedding is planned for the weekend, but the possibility of load shedding remains.Eskom employees will continue to provide services to the customers through other electronic media channels due to coronavirus.Power utility Eskom will reduce load shedding to Stage 1 on Saturday due to an improved generation system and low demand.Although South Africans have been stung by load shedding this week, it looks like Eskom can "sea" some light at the end of the darkened tunnel.This weekend, tentatively speaking, we might be spared the brutal load shedding schedule we've seen all week.What Eskom continues to do to this country should be viewed as a human rights violation, says Safcei.There's something of a small-scale crisis going on behind the scenes at Eskom, as a struggle to prevent further stages of load shedding rumbles on.Businesses and workspaces have been brought to their knees by load shedding. Winter load shedding forecast: Here’s what South Africans can expect by Luke Daniel The load shedding dealt a heavy blow to the South African economy that has already been battered by COVID-19. This caused a few days of Stage 4 load-shedding.