Eskom said in a statement that the power system was under severe pressure this morning and the power supplier is currently using diesel generators to meet electricity demand. According to the statement, the maintenance of units was delayed, which meant that diesel generators had to run through the night. “Although we have enough emergency reserves..
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Yank your generator closer and grab those candles, chances are huge for #RollingBlackOuts tonight
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Eskom with a debt burden of R450 billion may be the downfall of ANC regime
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Political analysts say the actions of high-ranking officials in Eskom could lead to the demise of the ANC government. The pressure is mounting on the ruling ANC regime from the inner circles as well as opposing structures as well as from extreme groups to act against those responsible for the mess in which the power..
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NO SABOTAGE AT ESKOM – POWER GRID IN SA FACES TOTAL COLLAPSE
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Now the truth comes out, and it is not what Ramaphosa told you . Ramaphosa told the country this past Wednesday that sabotage was the reason for phase 6 loadshedding and it happened when an unspecified instrument was disconnected from one of the boilers at the Tutuka power station and that this led to the..
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#Rollingblackouts – To prevent further damages Eskom announce Phase 2 load shedding for Friday
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South Africans will have to prepare for more power outages this weekend after Eskom announces that Phase 2 load shedding will take effect from 09:00 to 23:00 Friday. According to their latest statement, the bankrupt state entity says their system is still vulnerable. Although the power grid units are recovering as scheduled, they also lost..
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Load shedding due to poor workmanship at failed Medupi power plant, though Ramphosa points finger at sabotage
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The Phase 4 load shedding forced on South Africa this past week is attributed to poor workmanship with the erection of the Medupi power plant, which was initially highly praised by the ANC government. The power plant has caused so many problems in the past week that the Eskom management had to take the load..
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Power grid remains under pressure, possibility of load shedding not eliminated
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The electricity network remains under pressure and, according to Eskom, there is still the possibility of load shedding for today and the rest of the week, but will only be applied if absolutely necessary. According to Eskom, unplanned interruptions at 22:00 on Sunday were slightly less than 10,000 MW and good progress was made over..
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#ParasiticParastatal Another 59 Billion Bailout Has Just Been Granted To Mismanaged & Corrupt Eskom Gravy Train
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The National Assembly voted in favor of a special allocation bill on Tuesday that allows a bailout of R59 billion to struggling Eskom. The bill was approved by 200 votes to 105 with ANC MPs believing the bill is essential to keep the lights on. These MPs argued that many of them grew up in..
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Video: Thank god we have coal and not nuclear power stations! – Boilers shut down due to incompetent workers overfilling coal bunker flooding top floor with coal
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This information has just been sent to us via a member. The details have not been verified but this is how we work. It will not take long before the real story gets given to us. We will update the details here once we have verified information. Thank god we have coal and not nuclear..
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Matric exam disrupted by load shedding – will power failures now be blamed for poor performance among learners?
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The load shed unannounced by the bankrupt power supply led to the disruption in exam rooms where matrics had to stop their exams at dusk. Nearly 35 schools were disrupted at the same time on Wednesday’s during loadshedding and parents, teachers and pupils were outraged at the unannounced load at the most impossible time when..
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Eskom load shedding may have been applied over Nersa not approving electricity supplier’s tariff increase and is now used as leverage to manipulate the initial decision
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TAU SA finds it extremely suspicious that Eskom suddenly imposes loadshedding just days after the electricity supplier filed a lawsuit against Nersa, the regulator, because the entity was not satisfied with the tariff increases approved. “It almost seems as if there is a subtle blackmail here, as it has often happened in the past if..
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#RollingBlackouts are back due to a shortage of power generation at Eskom power stations contributed by lack of skill
While Eskom is struggling to acquire funds by making even more debt with loans to keep power grid stable, thousands of households are using solar power as an alternative to electricity in Northern-Cape
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Northern Cape residents were given great relief, which would keep loadshedding at bay. While Eskom is struggling to make even more debt with loans so that it can remain standing, the residents have erected a solar farm near Kathu in the Northern Cape that can deliver an average electric power of 100 MW, which will..
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World’s largest platinum mine group, Amplats production stalled and lots R1.6bn in revenue due to load shedding
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Eskom’s load shedding in recent months had Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) in a position that it couldn’t produce. The mining group could not extract the 92,000 ounces of metal that would normally be delivered in the first quarter of the year. With platinum prices based on the average of recent months, this means that load..
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The ANC’s Eskom Deception – Power Provider received instruction from ANC regime not to apply load shedding until after the election to retain voter support
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Rumor has it that Eskom has been commissioned by the government to keep the electricity supply running without load shedding until after the election. This orders comes in light of the ANC’s decline in their support from voters for the upcoming election in May. The ANC apparently said Eskom had to keep the lights on,..
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Problems at Eskom hit rock bottom – rocks are being sold to Eskom as coal by fraudulent suppliers, poor quality coals the cause of six turbines seizing at power stations
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Load shedding has been an unwelcome visitor to South African homes this year as Eskom continues to fail in its responsibility to keep South Africa’s lights on. A recent discussion on SABC about load shedding highlighted the extent of the problems being faced at the power supplier. These include the poor quality of coal used…
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