Posts tagged with 'Blackouts'

 

Niemand glo Eskom se Leuens Meer nie: 7 Opwekkingseenhede wat Gelyktydig Breek? Rêrig?

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Die skielike breek en beskadiging van sewe opwekkingseenhede, almal gelyktydig, lyk effens vreemd en is nie ‘n geloofwaardige verskoning nie, tensy natuurlik, al sewe dieselfde onderhoudskedule het, en al sewe nie onderhou is nie…

Nyweraars en ondernemings is erg ontevrede dat Eskom weereens nie sy instandhouding suksesvol kan toepas nie, en dit veroorsaak weer eens die skielike breek en skade by sewe kragopwekkers, wat ‘n bietjie te erg en verdag lyk.

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Daarby kom die vreemde en ongewone verskynsel dat die sewe opwekkingseenhede redelik vinnig h
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Eskom Implementeer Skielik Fase 2 Kragonderbrekings, Omdat jy Nooit Weet Wanneer Onversorgde Masjinerie sal Breek nie!

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As gevolg van dekades se BSEB, stelselmatige korrupsie, groothandel plundery, wanbestuur en gebrek aan onderhoud, betaal die verbruiker weereens die prys, omdat Eskom skielik weer moes begin met beurtkrag vanaf Sondag, toe hulle dit met fase 2 bekendgestel het, om kwansuis tot Dinsdagaand te hou as alles volgens plan verloop.

Weereens is ‘n lewelose voorwerp die skuld gegee, hierdie keer was dit blykbaar die Tutuka-stasie wat herstelwerk aan drie opwekkende eenhede kry wat misluk het, en ‘n ander eenheid by die Majuba-kragstasie het ook misluk, wat veroorsaak het dat dit gestop is vir herstelwerk.

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Eskom Suddenly Implements Phase 2 Rolling Blackouts, Because You Never Know When Unmaintained Machinery will Fail!

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As a result of decades worth of BBBEE, systemic corruption, wholesale plunder, bad management and lack of maintenance, the consumer is once paying the price, as Eskom has had to suddenly start load shedding again, as of Sunday, when they introduced it with phase 2, to supposedly last until Tuesday night, if everything goes according to plan.

Once again an inanimate object was blamed, this time it’s apparently the Tutuka station which had to have repairs to three generating units that failed, and another unit at the Majuba power station also failed, causing it to be stopped for repairs. As a result there is about 6,000 MW  lost over 24 hours, the spokesman from the embattled, bankrupt, national power supplier, Eskom, said.

This is once again a case of unexpected breakage that caused them to be unable to deliver the required power demand, requiring blackouts. However, as some of us know, if you do not maintain something, there is indeed no warning
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Eskom’s #RollingBlackouts Schedule Collapses into Chaos Leaving Traffic Lights Dead in Rush Hour Despite Promises!

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Eskom’s rolling blackout load shedding system, and its published schedules, have completely collapsed, causing so much chaos that no one is sure anymore when load shedding will be applied in a particular area, further exacerbating the energy crisis. Yet still it tries to pretend it is business as usual…

The embattled power supplier is currently enforcing its Phase 2 program of rolling power cuts nationwide, and had announced with great fanfare that city traffic will be “assisted” at peak times, by not applying power cuts from 6:00 to 9:00 in the morning, and then again from 16:00 in the afternoon to 18:00 to ensure that “dead” traffic lights do not allow traffic jams.

It worked one morning, and then not again, which made workers, industrialists, motorists businessman and even housewives hot under he collar.

Meanwhile, complaints are pouring in that Eskom’s “WhatsAPP” schedule differs from its schedul
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Medupi units drowning in ash as contractor forced to withdraw – Shows Eskom’s failure to operate the plant at the completed units properly – Just one more accomplishment of the ANC- regime

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The five power generation units at Eskom’s troubled new Medupi power station that have been operational are drowning in ash after Clyde Bergemann Africa (CBZ), which was contracted to supply and construct the dust handling units, withdrew its staff from the power station.

CBZ managing director Jeremy Kirsch confirmed to Moneyweb on Monday that the business was placed in business rescue last week, days after he spoke out about what he described as Eskom’s failure to operate the plant at the completed units properly.

CBZ has long-term maintenance contracts on eight other Eskom power stations, Kirsch told Moneyweb. CBZ staff are still on site at those power stations, he said.

EE Publishers managing editor Chris Yelland however reported last week that these workers are “on tenterhooks” and could down tools at any time.

As far as Moneyweb could establish at least four of the five operational units at Medupi were working on Monday, alth
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Eskom’s prior request for tariff hike slammed: Eskom’s stage 4 load shedding is a direct attempt to sabotage, and blackmail SA – Ordinary citizens are becoming the scapegoat to foot the bill of its complete and utter failures and lack of planning

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The South African Communist Party says Eskom’s management is rolling out massive blackouts in an attempt to blackmail South Africans to accept privatisation of the power utility.

Eskom resumed with loadshedding for the first time this year on Sunday.

Power cuts continued yesterday and Tuesday after a failure of generating units.

“The management of Eskom, in the manner that they are rolling out these blackouts, is trying to blackmail us so we must accept whatever should befall Eskom. We should not be blackmailed into that. That’s why we believe that these blackouts can be avoided,” SACP first deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila stated.

Mapaila said one of reasons given by Eskom for load shedding was low stocks of diesel.

“Why can’t they procure enough diesel on time? It is all of those things that I think are just unacceptable. The reasons why there were blackouts and so forth were issues of leadership incompetence. W
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Guptas at it again – workers unpaid but lavish R100m double wedding planned – most likely funded by the ANC-regime?

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The Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi where the Gupta family are reportedly hosting a lavish double wedding in February 2019.

The Guptas are reported to be hosting a lavish double wedding at a palatial hotel in Abu Dhabi.

The AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism published a nine-page wedding invitation on Friday and said the bash, an event lasting five days between February 19 and 23, could end up costing as much as R100m.

“The wedding is a double-feature, with Rajesh ‘Tony’ Gupta’s daughter Shubhangi Singhala marrying Chetan Jain and Atul Gupta’s son Srikant Singhala tying the knot with Akhya Bansal.

“This is the third publicly lavish wedding the family has funded,” said AmaBhungane.

The logos of Gupta companies in South Africa, including the Koornfontein mine where miners have gone unpaid, are featured in the wedding invitation.

The publication said a request for comment direct
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South Africans should brace for more rolling blackouts as the power grid is unstable and cannot produce enough power to sustain the country

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Eskom warned of wider controlled power cuts on Monday after six additional generating units unexpectedly went offline. The power utility launched stage 4 load shedding, which requires the shedding of 4 000 megawatts from the grid.

The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry is shocked by the sudden dramatic increase in load shedding.

“How is it possible for six units to go down at the same time?” asked Ms Janine Myburgh, President of the Chamber. “It is just too much of a co-incidence and we must ask if this is not another case of sabotage?”

Sabotage was blamed for a previous bout of load shedding, but the form it took was never explained to the public, except for workers who prevented coal deliveries from taking place.

“Stage Four load shedding is very serious indeed and it will affect commerce and industry. This will also affect the jobs of other workers, especially in heavy industry and it is time that workers whose jobs are at
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SA NEWS:- Eskom’s application to increase electricity tariffs by 15% open to public debate, now is the time to take a stand!

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It’s important to note that Eskom’s application for a 15% tariff increase is over and above the 4.41% raise already granted to the utility by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) earlier this year.

Eskom is looking to increase national electricity tariffs by at least 15% in 2019 – this application will be open to public comment in January.

The public hearing’s process marks the next step in Eskom’s crusade to amass more cash. Recent financial statements paint a grim picture for the power utility; losses eclipsing R10 billion with maturing debt set to reach R600 billion by 2022.

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Are Rolling Blackouts in SA Because Greedy ANC Regime Sells Best Coal To China and Uses Proceeds Elsewhere?

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Despite, (or thanks to Billions in foreign investment in Eskom), 7.2 Million tons of SA’s best coal is destined for China from Richards Bay Harbor while South Africans suffer under rolling blackouts. 36 Chinese ships are waiting for coal to be loaded in Richards Bay Harbour. Each ship takes about 36 hours to be loaded with 200,000 tons of coal per ship average. The coal is Grade A anthracite.

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