Load Shedding Schedules - Find out when yours will be off

MIA · Post by **MIA** » 25 Jan 2008, 12:23

I dont know jamin, the way i read it is that eskom will still give power to other countries, despite the lack of power in SA. Or am i understanding this wrong?

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 25 Jan 2008, 12:27

If that is the case, I say they make SA their top priority ASAP.

I dont like the idea of power generated by stations in SA leaving our borders while rate payers like myself have to sit in darkness.

MIA · Post by **MIA** » 25 Jan 2008, 12:30

Agreed Jamin. Why give out our power for FREE, when we have barely enough to help ourself.

I cant understand what the government/eskom is thinking... o wait, they dont think, thats the problem.

DeanMF · Post by **DeanMF** » 25 Jan 2008, 12:38

For some reason, our town hasent been load shedding today....

Could it be that Eskom got a bit extra for us today? Or will we be in darkness from 16:00 for a few hours like last night again?

MIA · Post by **MIA** » 25 Jan 2008, 12:46

No, you will have your shedding. Later today.
Same here, no shedding yet for today. Will probably having it from 6 to 8:30

daBoss · Post by **daBoss** » 25 Jan 2008, 12:49

strangely with all this going on,
u'll see the street and main road lights on in the day,
the council must really love Eskom

Rayne · Post by **Rayne** » 25 Jan 2008, 12:52

The mining industry has been shut down which is probably why the general public's still on now.

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 25 Jan 2008, 12:54

Rayne wrote:The mining industry has been shut down which is probably why the general public's still on now.

So if the mining industry is shut down, how are we going to get coal to run our power stations

MIA · Post by **MIA** » 25 Jan 2008, 12:58

Like i said before. They are NOT thinking. The fools

Rayne · Post by **Rayne** » 25 Jan 2008, 13:03

Though I honestly wan't to, I'll decline answering that...

DeanMF · Post by **DeanMF** » 25 Jan 2008, 13:16

daBoss wrote:strangely with all this going on,
u'll see the street and main road lights on in the day,
the council must really love Eskom

I can actually give you an educated answer to this.

The reason why we (Municipalitites) keep street lights on during the day, specially in rural areas, is due to the huge theft of the electrical cables once there is no power in them. (Lights off) So, we keep the lights on, using minimal power, to avoid the cables being stolen. Thus, saving more money this way, because one cable lenght is much much more expensive to replace than to pay R5 per month per light that is burning 24hours a day.

Rayne · Post by **Rayne** » 25 Jan 2008, 13:27

Lmao. How pathetic we are.

/ Ashamed to be South African.

DeanMF · Post by **DeanMF** » 25 Jan 2008, 13:38

Well, thats why its done where I live.... I am sure its the same reason everywhere else

MIA · Post by **MIA** » 25 Jan 2008, 13:39

Rayne wrote:Though I honestly wan't to, I'll decline answering that...

You can always PM me your answer Rayne, though i'm thinking it has an age restriction on it

Hmm, ok Dean... That makes sense, more or less.

RiaX · Post by **RiaX** » 25 Jan 2008, 14:05

Hey eskom did advise government that they would need more stations to be built and they advised the government in 1997... they said that economical growth of the country was growing and so the need for power would as well and by 2007 the current stations would not be able to power the country... however the government did not think that growth would be so fast so they didn't consider it ..... and i honestly think its a bit late now with the country losing billions of rands very fast the economy is gonna drop like a stone

and it takes time to build new stations:/

the ironic thing though was the vice-president (i think) was giving an apology speech and the power cut during that speech lol ......

heard that on lunch time news on etv today

Rayne · Post by **Rayne** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:04

These **** exported TONS of electricity and even signed a new deal to continue doing so last week whilst we had to sit in the dark?! They even cut off the mining industry costing the country 1 billion in losses per day yet they exported electricity! ****!

You all watch Carte Blanche?

http://www.mnet.co.za/Mnet/Shows/carteb ... sp?Id=3444

Slasher · Post by **Slasher** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:23

RiaX wrote:Hey eskom did advise government that they would need more stations to be built and they advised the government in 1997... they said that economical growth of the country was growing and so the need for power would as well and by 2007 the current stations would not be able to power the country... however the government did not think that growth would be so fast so they didn't consider it ..... and i honestly think its a bit late now with the country losing billions of rands very fast the economy is gonna drop like a stone and it takes time to build new stations:/

the ironic thing though was the vice-president (i think) was giving an apology speech and the power cut during that speech lol ......

heard that on lunch time news on etv today

Come on, do you fully believe that Eskom did everything they could to push to get this fixed? Why did they not submit the report again in 98, 99 , 2000... They can get diesel / air power plants up within 3 years to alleviate the problems till the full sized big guns are online. They do however not even consider those options. Also, why do their managers get millions in bonusses if they do not perform the service they are paid to deliver?

Killing the mines is also an awesome way of killing our economy...

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:31

Its because of things like this I'm glad to live where I live. Here is so few people that its not worth eskom's time to shut us down.

IMO the faster SA hits rockbottom the better, atleast after that people can start to rebuild.(Flamebait I guess)

Rayne · Post by **Rayne** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:42

SA will hit rock bottom. It's simply a matter of time. For those who don't know yet, the mining sector was cut because, if they weren't, we would have had a national blackout right now. Does your minds comprehend the severity of this? A total shutdown.

This is what happens when you put a monkey behind a desk. Regardless how well you dress him, he remains a fkn monkey.

MIA · Post by **MIA** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:50

Rayne wrote:These **** exported TONS of electricity and even signed a new deal to continue doing so last week whilst we had to sit in the dark?! They even cut off the mining industry costing the country 1 billion in losses per day yet they exported electricity! ****!

You all watch Carte Blanche?

http://www.mnet.co.za/Mnet/Shows/carteb ... sp?Id=3444

No white male appointments for the rest of the financial year.

Now if that isn't a racist statement, i don't know what is.

Sure, appoint black people in eskom, but just make sure they can do the job FFS. How hard can it be?

BEE FTL.

Rayne · Post by **Rayne** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:54

http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=692575

All these corrupt fools must go. Their incompetent. I hope for public hearings soon.

Rayne · Post by **Rayne** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:58

MIA wrote:
Rayne wrote:These **** exported TONS of electricity and even signed a new deal to continue doing so last week whilst we had to sit in the dark?! They even cut off the mining industry costing the country 1 billion in losses per day yet they exported electricity! ****!

You all watch Carte Blanche?

http://www.mnet.co.za/Mnet/Shows/carteb ... sp?Id=3444

No white male appointments for the rest of the financial year.
Now if that isn't a racist statement, i don't know what is.

Sure, appoint black people in eskom, but just make sure they can do the job FFS. How hard can it be?

BEE FTL.

Yeah I know MIA. The monkeys now in employment cannot do their job.

Watch closely fools, you now reap the rewards of your BEE.

Oh and news just in says mines will start laying off workers. Awesome! Yes baby yes! Go ask your ANC for pay.

Power to the people, lmfao.

MIA · Post by **MIA** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:59

And i just heard: Our power will be cut now, although Eskom says there is no load shedding... wonderful, ain't it?

Hmm ok, no power failure here. Miss communication from the municipality, only the schedules changed, but they said power failure.... go figure, just as useless as Eskom itself.

Post by **ryanrich** » 28 Jan 2008, 12:25

Moses · Post by **Moses** » 28 Jan 2008, 12:30

I'm so glad I live opposite a hospital, I haven't had a power cut for weeks. And next month I'm leaving SA, yay!