Load shedding on its way ?

[GCE]

I see besides Eskom telling us all is OK, it would appear from graphs that not all is OK, and unless something happens soon we could be back to load shedding on Friday
It would appear that the 2nd unit at Koeberg has also been taken out and excessive amounts of diesel are being used to keep lights on - Not sure if anybody has heard differently

This is todays report 17 Sep 2024


vs this one from 25 July 2024

[Dave A]

Quite a bit more diesel being consumed there.

KZN has been covered in cloud for days, so solar in this part of the world is going to be significantly down too.

Eskom must be desperate not to break their streak though...

[GCE]

Looks like Eskom have finally released a statement admitting Koeberg unit was taken out of service - maybe there is hope as it sounds like it could be on the way back into service


Koeberg Unit 1 was conservatively and safely shutdown on Wednesday 11 September 2024 after one of the isolation/block valves failed its three monthly routine test. The unit was shutdown in order to restore redundancy of the steam pressure relief system in line with the operating technical specifications. At no point was the safety of the plant, staff, public or environment at risk. The intervention has been completed and the unit is in the process of being safely returned to service. all stakeholders who were required to notify were informed as per the stringent protocols.

Our successful implementation of the Generation Operational Recovery plan continues to ensure that we have sufficient generation capacity. Additionally, we have sufficient emergency reserves to handle any sudden changes in demand during peak periods.

The issue has had no impact in the suspension of loadshedding and the summer outlook remains in force.

[GCE]

Thought I would post a graph per month so that I can look back at the history - What is interesting is the way the morning peaks are starting to reduce - This can only be due to residential and commercial roof top solar installations that are not contracted directly to Eskom

[GCE]

After last weekends stage 6 which was not to much of a surprise with the amount of diesel that was being consumed it looks like we could go same way this weekend
Also appears that 1 unit from Koeberg is off line
The brownish , crappy nappie, color is loadshedding

This one from the 6th Feb before we had weekend stage 4 loadshedding


This one from 26thFeb which shows why we went into stage 6 so quickly - If you look at it diesel has been used through the week. Think there is a good chance of some loadshedding to replenish over the weekend

[Tradie]

Grip failures seem to be the new norm, at least with load shedding we had a structured time frame. Most of us have load shedding solutions in place, what is getting frustrating is trying to keep the lights on for 2-3 day grid failures.

We have started installing 32 amp industrial plug tops at the our customers meters, with a small DB next to the meter box which has a changeover switch, a 32 amp mcb and a voltage/amp display. If the customer has an inverter, then the plug top is connected to the aux of the inverter, which is better because the earth spike is already installed.

[GCE]

Very surprised that we did not have some stages of load shedding on the weekend since Eskom ran diesel over the weekend and have now taken the 2nd Koeberg plant out - means we presently have no nuclear plant on line and still running diesel - reckon it is just a matter of time

[GCE]

Normally if Eskom ran diesel for a couple of days, load shedding would appear and or increase in intensity
They have been running diesel since stage 6 on 23rd Feb and are still running diesel yet have not announced load shedding - It cannot be to far away
Data from this morning

[GCE]

While typing out the above - Stage 3 has been implemented from 14h00 UNTIL Monday 5h00

[Dave A]

Yep! You called it!