Things to do during loadshedding

BioHAZarD said:
My only key checklist is
1 have the baby bottles been washed
2 have the bottles been sterilised

After that everything is good
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Yup thats mine to,
Fill flask, bottles, bowls with spoons and cereal .....done


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jm10 said:
Yup thats mine to,
Fill flask, bottles, bowls with spoons and cereal .....done


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Arrrgh that reminds me. My brother is coming over for 10 days after Christmas - baby will be 2 months old by then, wife and two older kids. Gotta make sure they have gas to heat and water too.

And set up the paddle pool too.
 
Had to pull the second battery out of the Jimny due to load shedding. Plenty power to bridge the gap.
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Was busy upgrading my pc with a SSD when power went out and I was not willing to wait till it came back on.

Regards
 
Raindance said:
Had to pull the second battery out of the Jimny due to load shedding. Plenty power to bridge the gap.
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Was busy upgrading my pc with a SSD when power went out and I was not willing to wait till it came back on.

Regards
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Thats commitment, SSD is a game changer......will be worth the extra effort.


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jm10 said:
Thats commitment, SSD is a game changer......will be worth the extra effort.


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Did a clean OS install over the network overnight. This performance is beyond anything I was expecting. Cold boot to signed in and working about six seconds. Browsing at the speed of light. Damn!

Now I will stop derailing the thread.

When not doing this, during load shedding, I braai...

Regards
 
BioHAZarD said:
i spend the time reading or playing with the kids.
luckily in CPT we have the benefit that even if eskom goes to stage 1 we can skip due to extra capacity form the hydro plant

some interesting reading. Removing yourself from the grid is only part of the answer. even by reducing the pressure on the grid you would only extend the inevitable. for a person off the grid sure but not everybody can. Eskom needs to get its act together and with its financial book in shards its getting harder and harder.
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A QUESTION often asked of me recently by radio and TV presenters and print and electronic media journalists, is what exactly needs to be done by the new Eskom board and chairperson in the weeks, months and year ahead to steady the ship and steer the utility in the right direction.

Over the last eight months, the local and international financial community has held back on extending bridging finance, rolling over existing loans and providing new finance to Eskom, until those implicated in maladministration and corruption were removed, and a new credible chairperson, board, CEO and business plan was put in place.

Now that Eskom has a new chairperson, board and acting CEO, and a start has been made in dealing with key executives and managers implicated in maladministration and corruption, it seems that local banks, financial institutions, pension fund managers and lenders are giving Eskom a bit of grace and space to get its house in order. However, some lenders like Futuregrowth are still holding back.

But when the dust settles and hard reality sinks in, what is it that will be expected of Eskom and government (as shareholder) to regain the confidence of the financial community sufficiently to start extending new finance, be it bridging finance, rolling over or refinancing existing debt, providing new loans, of buying new Eskom bonds?

I would suggest it is now time for ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa to convene a new “war room” of energy experts, professionals and technocrats, along the lines of Ramaphosa’s previous load shedding “war room”, or the former Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy to consider some of the issues identified below:

Replace dodgy ministers

1. Appoint a new credible minister of public enterprises to replace Lynne Brown.

2. Appoint a new credible minister of energy to replace David Mahlobo.

Nuke the nuclear deal

3. Provide greater energy and electricity policy certainty.

4. Finalise and publish an integrated energy plan (IEP) for South Africa.

5. Finalise and publish a new, updated integrated resource plan for electricity (IRP).

6. Provide greater clarity regarding the future of coal in the energy mix.

7. Provide greater clarity regarding the future of gas in the energy mix.

8. Provide greater clarity regarding the future of renewables in the energy mix.

9. Formally call an end to any plans to embark on a nuclear new build programme.

10. Restart a new renewable energy independent power producer procurement (REIPPP) programme.

Appoint untainted leaders and up accountability

11. Put in place a credible permanent Eskom CEO.

12. Put in place a credible permanent Eskom CFO.

13. Put in place a new, credible Eskom executive team.

14. Increase accountability by the minister, chairperson, board and executive management at Eskom.

15. Further suspensions/disciplinary processes/firing of Eskom executives and senior managers implicated in maladministration and corruption.

Tackle the utility death spiral

16. Create a credible vision and strategy for South Africa’s “electricity utilities of the future”.

17. Address the so-called utility death spiral facing Eskom.

18. Put in place a credible new business plan for Eskom.

Address industry nuts and bolts

19. Restructure Eskom to be fit-for-purpose in the modern era.

20. Unbundle Eskom generation into a number of competing generation companies.

21. Establish Eskom Transmission, an independent system and market operator (ISMO).

22. Ensure non-discriminatory access to the grid on level playing fields for Eskom generators and independent power producers (IPPs).

23. Establish a South African electricity market to add to and complement the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP).

24. Address the fragmentation of municipal electricity re-distributors through rationalisation, to form a reduced number of viable regional electricity distributors (REDs).

25. Separate the wires and energy business of electricity distributors, and establish electricity retailers and retail competition.

Clean up finances

26. Provide greater transparency on Eskom’s financial position, liquidity, debt, etc.

27. Obtain an unqualified audit for Eskom’s 2017/18 financial results.

28. Improve Eskom’s stand-alone credit rating towards investment grade.

29. Improve South Africa’s economy, financial position, debt levels and sovereign credit rating.

30. Increase government guarantees on Eskom debt.

Look at environmental sustainability

31. Plan for Eskom’s role in meeting South Africa’s international CO2 emission commitments.

32. Plan for decommissioning and/or ensuring environmental compliance of all non-compliant coal-fired power stations in the Eskom fleet.

33. Reduce Eskom’s water dependency through a move to low water use generation technologies.

Stop construction of some Kusile units

34. Slow down Eskom capital expenditure on its new build programme.

35. Halt the construction of Units 3, 4 and 5 at Kusile power station.

Fix pricing and regulation issues

36. Replace the current electricity regulation framework to make it fit-for-purpose.

37. Review any Eskom decision to appeal the Nersa electricity price determination for 2018/19, and obtain final clarity on Eskom’s electricity tariffs for the year ahead.

38. Obtain certainty on the outcomes of Eskom’s 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 regulatory clearing account (RCA) applications totalling R66bn.

39. Finalise a new multi-year electricity price determination (MYPD) for the next three to five years.

40. Provide clarity on Eskom’s electricity price trajectory for the next five to ten years.

Sort out capital structure

41. Strengthen Eskom’s balance sheet, and address the recapitalisation of Eskom.

42. Increase Eskom’s equity by the shareholder (government) by a further cash injection (bailout).

43. Consider debt-to-equity swaps to reduce Eskom debt and increase equity.

44. Sell assets to reduce Eskom debt and increase working capital.

45. Take on strategic equity partner(s) to increase Eskom’s equity, strengthen its management and technical skills, and broaden its vision.

46. Increase public participation in the business of Eskom through stock exchange listing(s) to increase equity, transparency and management accountability.

Resolve issue of non-paying municipalities

47. Address the problem of non-payment by municipal electricity re-distributors.

48. Address the problem of non-technical losses (electricity theft and non-payment by electricity end-customers).

49. Reduce Eskom staff numbers and costs to those of its peers in global electricity utility business.

50. Reduce Eskom primary energy costs though effective procurement practices.
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Just to clarify
The information was sourced from the net. I did not write the points.
 
Things to do prior to load shedding:
1. Ensure a set of batteries are charged
2. Ensure a set of batteries are charged
3. Ensure a set of batteries are charged
 
@BioHAZarD, that is quite a interesting read, sad part is we know all the facts , but state capture made it so difficult to hire and fire, there is more people involved , take my word for it. Load shedding is a massive concern for me take into confederation my Guest House ? I am also thinking the solar way as @Christos mentioned , but the technology is still to vague taking into consideration air-conditioning etc. guests takes for granted. To get a basic system powering 20 rooms would cost me 3 million then I must hope we have not overcloud days. Working in that field, if you know the problems we are facing regarding clean and safe water. .........electricty is almost not even something considering. Fact is the appointment of incompetent people just to get a quote filled is sad. Long story short, I hope they will get their act together and deliver . Install Eskom pre paid meters, and give Pravin a chance to do his job. Damn I am glad I am not in his shoes. Cheers guys, vape on.
 
Well the power is now out. Time to troll this thread for good ideas ;)

1 of 2 munchkins down. Bottles washed and sterilised.
 
Had a quick black-out this morning - 'bout 30 minutes -just after we returned home from an outing . There is going to be a lot of spending on my side soon -but I can't handle it anymore , we moan and groan , suggest solutions , sign petitions etc and all we get is vague replies and more bullshxt. Maybe I can move to Botswana , there will be power and the death sentence is still in use...but a bit far to travel to work and back;)
 
I loved load shedding today, we had un-announced guests that pitched up a while before the power went out and for the first time it wasn’t that awkward moment when asking people to leave.

“So sorry guys looks like we load shedding so guess you will be going now? “

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