Tag: stage 8

South Africans’ Moment in the Spotlight: Time to Speak Up on Load Shedding Stages An Invitation to Participate: The national energy watchdog, Nersa, has flung open its doors to South Africans, inviting them to weigh in on the forthcoming load shedding stages set to be unveiled in November. This move follows Nersa’s unveiling of the […]

A Return to Power Woes South Africa found itself once again facing the intensity of Stage 6 load shedding. At the heart of the matter? Eskom’s challenges with its maintenance schedule and a sudden loss of two critical generation units. The Maintenance Dilemma Short-Term Strain for Long-Term Gain Seasonal Insights: From Winter to Summer Surprisingly, […]

A Return to Stage 6 Load Shedding: Not Quite Unexpected South Africa has abruptly re-entered the realm of Stage 6 load shedding, following about a month of daytime suspension of these rolling blackouts. However, energy experts indicate that this development is far from surprising, and a potential escalation still lurks in the shadows. Eskom, the […]

After three weeks of suspended daytime load shedding, South Africa has witnessed a significant influence on its load shedding trendline, contributing to more optimistic long-term trend data. Independent energy analyst, Pieter Jordaan, has shed light on these developments in his recent Power Availability Statistics report for the 25th week of the year. From Blackout Hours […]

Navigating New Regulations There’s been a new development in South Africa’s ongoing energy saga. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has been presented with a set of regulations by the National Rationalised Specifications (NRS) Association of South Africa. These guidelines outline how power utility Eskom could execute load-shedding up to an unprecedented Stage […]

It’s hard to overstate the profound impact that load shedding has had on South Africa. For the uninitiated, load shedding is the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system. It’s […]

As power blackouts intensify across South Africa, utility provider Eskom finds itself on increasingly slippery terrain, pushing load shedding to stage 4 and 5 in response to further breakdowns at their power plants. Unexpected Unit Failures Intensify the Crisis Unfortunate occurrences at Arnot, Majuba, and Medupi power stations have seen a single unit failure at […]

The Chill Arrives: Winter Sweeps Gauteng As the winter chill starts to grip Gauteng, residents are being urged to bundle up with their warmest blankets. Gauteng Weather has forecasted near-freezing temperatures in Johannesburg, kicking off a winter season that promises to be particularly icy. The weather service sent out a chilling warning this past Saturday […]

Eskom has forecasted a stage 5 minimum load shedding for most of the winter season and warns of a high possibility of stage 8 load shedding over July and August. Eskom’s chairman Mpho Makwana announced that their power system would be even more constrained this season due to cold weather and patterns of weather change […]

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, recently confirmed that a new national standards document proposes providing load-shedding schedules up to Stage 16. Eskom says it aims to prevent grid collapse should load-shedding beyond Stage 8 become necessary. However, there are some practical limitations on industrial plants. This news comes amid growing concern over Eskom’s recent peak […]