Imagine if you ran a company where the staff only work 50 or 60% of the time - and only produce 50 or 60% of the products they were employed to make. And on top of that they demand a full salary at the end of the month - and when the company runs out of money - they demand a pay increase. That's Eskom for you - and we are the people paying their salaries.
Why keep rehashing the matter and rather get on with installing solar and generators, install gas cookers and paraffin fridges at your homes and businesses. July will bring blackouts for days at a time
@@saamstaan6540 They're screwed anyway. 10 years ago peak demand was over 35GW and Eskom could easily supply that with a safety margin. Now the peak demand is only 25-27GW because so much industry has shut down. That is going to get worse.
12 hours per day, every day, is actually Stage 8. It shows it clearly on the ESP app. I think the loadshedding schedule is a bit more complex than what you are aware of. At Stage 6 we will get shed three times per day, varying between 2 and 4 hours each time, meaning 8-10 hours of loadshedding per day (Stage 6 is 36 hours of loadshedding per 4-day period).
Sometimes facts are too hard to take because you want to remain hopeful. Unfortunately, the truth is what we need. We need to be realistic to soak up our fears to find a way forward.
I have lived in Europe for more than 40 years and I can tell you now, alternative energy is just not enough because if it were we would never fire up coal mines again. However South Africa will learn this lesson.
Uhhm, the reason some European nations are reverting to fossil fuels is due to the natural gas pipeline from Russia that those countries heavily relied upon. However, due to the war and Russia shutting the flow of gas these nations are left with no other choice. South Africa having perfect conditions for solar and wind turbines, I can tell you that we would be in a much better space right now if the R1 billion rand that is apparently stolen from Eskom every month due to corruption was instead invested into renewable power generation.
Is it really that difficult to implement feed-in and/or net-metering? Surely the excess being generated by residential and business rooftop solar installs can make a significant cumulative dent in the shortfall during daytime at least, and reduce the economic impact on businesses? We'd still have loadshedding through the night, but that's at least better than the status quo... Perhaps government could look at pumped storage (using the daytime excess power to pump water into hydro dams for use at night) to supplement evening production as well?
@@tsheko613 I don't know its what he said but I remember him burning diesel, giving yellow cards to underperforming stations and paying billions for consultations
So many opinions by so many so called 'experts'. Plans, plans more plans with excuses and no accountability. Call in international professionals, isolate Eskom completely from all interference domestically and let them provide what they are being paid for. Manage only the service provider who has the skills to do this.
Since Mr Electricity has been employed I have noticed that loadshedding has increased - could it be perhaps one of the following reasons : 1. That he does not quite grasp how the electricity works. 2. He is just continuing his master's ( Cyril / anc ) corruption and theft. 3. He is quite lazy & dim. 4. All of the above.
Solar won't fix the problem. South Africa's peak electricity demand is about 6 to 7 pm WHEN THE SUN IS NOT SHINING! At a peak earlier this week all of the PV (solar panels) were producing a total of 67MW. That is just over 1% of the nameplate capacity. Even if all the solar panels in the world were added to the SA grid it would not keep the lights on. By June it will be dark at peak power time and the solar panels will produce zero. So, fine, install solar panels - as much as you want. But you have a choice: go "green" or have electricity. You can't have both.
why does enca bring on non engineers to comment about electricity, energy generation, grid stability for eskom? it always gives the impression that these guys push the agenda for the west whereby the west wants SA to turn off close coal plants in exchange for wind and solar that a not viable.. yet the west has ramped up coal imports from SA!
We won't have ls anymore as we now have a minista ya electriesatie. I see no problem. Soon we will have a minista ya potholes to fix potholes, a minista ya sheep to stop theft thereof etc etc...😂
AC = Alternating Current
DC = Direct Current
ANC = Absolutely No Current
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Where ANC is involved, EVERYTHING collapses.
So true.
@@enricodipasquale6316 they love it too deflect , the blame
kak man , corruption is not collapsed!!
@@wannabeegonnabee2593 corruption will still continue while the anc government remains in power.
Eureka!
Make a difference at the polling stations, if you really want a better life!!
The ANC's BEST achievement in 30 years is LOADSHEDDING.
Bravo!
This country will not last another 5 years
My grandfather tried to warn me about this 30 years ago, and I thought he was senile!? You were right grandpa, RIP!
Eskom lacks transparency making it difficult to find solution
you mean the ANC lacks transparency
Thanks Hartmut! Well done. Get the truth out there, the ANC won’t.
And what difference will it make ???
Wonder where the money will come from to get the powerships to supply us with power.
People complain about an 18% price hike. Wait until there is a 200 to 500% price hike to pay for power ships.
Why don't government take the money given to gwede, Pravin,and the new electricity ministry's to fix eskom.
What government? Hahaha your taxes are funnelled into criminals lap not going to this country wake up boi
Ngoba kunezigebengu ezintshontsha imali yawo wonke umuntu
@@henry-bl3wr kunzima
RIP SOUTH AFRICA YOU HAD A GOOD RUN WHERE STREETS WERE CLEAN ALWAYS POWER ENOUGH JOBS PLENTY OF FOOD AND CHEAP FUEL LESS RIOTS
Imagine if you ran a company where the staff only work 50 or 60% of the time - and only produce 50 or 60% of the products they were employed to make. And on top of that they demand a full salary at the end of the month - and when the company runs out of money - they demand a pay increase. That's Eskom for you - and we are the people paying their salaries.
It's much worse than that. There's thousands of people on Eskom payroll who haven't been to work in years. Some of them are probably dead.
People stop paying tax enough is enough
We can lower 1-2 levels of loadshedding by just buying back the already installed rooftop solar.
ANC prevent this.
Really-you're not serious!
My 2nd-year Physics lecture at UJ in 2006. Outstanding professor
Dude SA has the highest coal reserves in the world. A power station is just metal, cogs and cement. We all know why there really isn't power.
😂😂😂Wow ....why?
What could be the reason?
Load shedding = torture
2023 Grade 12 Science Exam : Describe Stage 6 😂
This was my Physics Lecturer 😅🤣😅🙌🏿🤲🏿🙏🏿
Can 2024 come already, I'm ready to vote out cANCer.
It is not a matter of the grid COULD collapse without loadshedding. It WOULD collapse. It wouldn't last 5 minutes!
Business South Africa should now shadow manage Eskom as is it's fast disintegrating .
08:05 Cut of the peoples electricity who don't pay for it and who steal electricity. Then we will most probably go back to stage 2 or 1.
One is saying this and the other one is saying that no one really knows what is going on
Of course we are, everything else the absolutely no clue party have touched is broken
ANC grid failure!
Short answer: Ohellyes!
Our system was not designed to be constantly turned on and off.
Failure is inevitable.
Minister of Electricity is actually a Minister of Nothing
Why keep rehashing the matter and rather get on with installing solar and generators, install gas cookers and paraffin fridges at your homes and businesses. July will bring blackouts for days at a time
Not every one can afford those.
And the industries?
@@saamstaan6540 They're screwed anyway.
10 years ago peak demand was over 35GW and Eskom could easily supply that with a safety margin.
Now the peak demand is only 25-27GW because so much industry has shut down.
That is going to get worse.
@@cccmmm1234 exactly
12 hours of the day without electricity is actually stage 12. In the app ESP it shows that, we are not on stage 6...
12 hours per day, every day, is actually Stage 8. It shows it clearly on the ESP app. I think the loadshedding schedule is a bit more complex than what you are aware of. At Stage 6 we will get shed three times per day, varying between 2 and 4 hours each time, meaning 8-10 hours of loadshedding per day (Stage 6 is 36 hours of loadshedding per 4-day period).
Dankie Yster!!
The fact is the power plants have not been serviced/maintained.
Anc rejected starlink why
Is this a governance issue or just a question of competence?
Both
ANC incompetence!!!! Everything bad in this country points towards the ANC and EFF!
Both..
Incompetence and ANC are synonymous.
The competent left
Just excited to see my former lecturer 😅❤
But "they must eat"
There will never ever be load shedding ever again, I promise you
Spreading fear mongering with a smile on his face.
Sometimes facts are too hard to take because you want to remain hopeful. Unfortunately, the truth is what we need. We need to be realistic to soak up our fears to find a way forward.
@@tsheko613 👍🍻👍
Eskom is single handedly destroying SA.
No. It is the other way around. Eskom is not destroying SA. SA has destroyed Eskom. South Africa destroyed Eskom by voting in ANC.
@@cccmmm1234 yes our loyalty to the the ANC has destroyed not only Eskom but the country itself
WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT 🙄 "Absolutely." 😅😅😅😅. I know, let's all vote for the ANC again. I'm sure they will make everything better 😂😂😂😂😂😂.
I have lived in Europe for more than 40 years and I can tell you now, alternative energy is just not enough because if it were we would never fire up coal mines again. However South Africa will learn this lesson.
100%
Yup
Uhhm, the reason some European nations are reverting to fossil fuels is due to the natural gas pipeline from Russia that those countries heavily relied upon. However, due to the war and Russia shutting the flow of gas these nations are left with no other choice.
South Africa having perfect conditions for solar and wind turbines, I can tell you that we would be in a much better space right now if the R1 billion rand that is apparently stolen from Eskom every month due to corruption was instead invested into renewable power generation.
@@devin.n gas is a fossil fuel,and renewable energy doesn't work.
@@devin.nrenewable power can never substitute for base load power, the sun dont shine and the wind don’t blow 24/7.
Is it really that difficult to implement feed-in and/or net-metering? Surely the excess being generated by residential and business rooftop solar installs can make a significant cumulative dent in the shortfall during daytime at least, and reduce the economic impact on businesses? We'd still have loadshedding through the night, but that's at least better than the status quo... Perhaps government could look at pumped storage (using the daytime excess power to pump water into hydro dams for use at night) to supplement evening production as well?
They're doing the pumped hydro plan already.
@@vishensivparsad The pumped hydro is too small. All SA's pumped hydro together is less than half a stage of LS.
There is nothing wrong with the powerplants. They are selling all the coal and spending all the budgeted money for diesel on there own personal items.
Well done freedom fighters bwahahahahaha
Hahaha 😂 good one
Ha freedom fighters more terrorist
#VoetsekANC
But Jacob Zuma fixed loadshedding
But it's still here. What did he fix?
@@tsheko613 I don't know its what he said but I remember him burning diesel, giving yellow cards to underperforming stations and paying billions for consultations
Ding Dong Salty Sally the wicked pinkie
So many opinions by so many so called 'experts'. Plans, plans more plans with excuses and no accountability. Call in international professionals, isolate Eskom completely from all interference domestically and let them provide what they are being paid for. Manage only the service provider who has the skills to do this.
Stick to their jobs are you kidding they have no clue
Ramaphosa is busy asking Putin to lend him his engineers!
in the making since 94
Ding dong the witch is DEAD!!
Kak man imbrase yourself believe what you whant SA
Hey ANC where is your Electricity Minister NOW???????????????
Since Mr Electricity has been employed I have noticed that loadshedding has increased - could it be perhaps one of the following reasons :
1. That he does not quite grasp how the electricity works.
2. He is just continuing his master's ( Cyril / anc ) corruption and theft.
3. He is quite lazy & dim.
4. All of the above.
he smiles a lot?
Times to switch off switch on very competent load Shed a money maker
Solar won't fix the problem. South Africa's peak electricity demand is about 6 to 7 pm WHEN THE SUN IS NOT SHINING!
At a peak earlier this week all of the PV (solar panels) were producing a total of 67MW. That is just over 1% of the nameplate capacity.
Even if all the solar panels in the world were added to the SA grid it would not keep the lights on.
By June it will be dark at peak power time and the solar panels will produce zero.
So, fine, install solar panels - as much as you want. But you have a choice: go "green" or have electricity. You can't have both.
What exactly is go ‘green’.
@@elsadupreez4324 Exactly. It is a scam. There is nothing green about it except the money.
Use renewables WYBA
Whers RAMAP electric fhunkie 😂😂 phone DE RHATER
why does enca bring on non engineers to comment about electricity, energy generation, grid stability for eskom? it always gives the impression that these guys push the agenda for the west whereby the west wants SA to turn off close coal plants in exchange for wind and solar that a not viable.. yet the west has ramped up coal imports from SA!
Cyril is a WEF member, and follows WEF policy to a tee.
Guess where he gets the dollars to stuff into his couch from?
Repent! All hope is lost. 😖
We won't have ls anymore as we now have a minista ya electriesatie. I see no problem. Soon we will have a minista ya potholes to fix potholes, a minista ya sheep to stop theft thereof etc etc...😂