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Major Power Interruption Scheduled for May 27

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Notification is hereby given that there will be an interruption to the Electricity Supply on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 from 07h00 to 18h00 (in the case of rain: Wednesday 10 June 2015). The following areas will be affected:- Sedgefield, Karatara, Buffalo Bay, Rheenendal & surrounding areas. Essential maintenance and construction work will be undertaken. During this period all electrical installations, electrical equipment and electrical supply points must be regarded as LIVE and that the power can be restored at any time before the projected interruption period. Eskom apologises for any inconvenience … Read the full article…

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Zille: Either We Break the Eskom Monopoly or it Breaks Us

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Only a fool would disagree with what Helen Zille says in her latest newsletter about the disgrace that is the ANC-driven-into-a-wall Eskom: If anyone still has any doubts about the severity of our electricity crisis, two recent articles should act as a final wake up call. The first reported that Cabinet had been briefed by Eskom on the risk of a nationwide blackout. This is what happens when the grid fails and everything shuts down indefinitely. In other words, when load-shedding wasn’t enough to protect the grid from collapse. If … Read the full article…

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Eskom: South Africa’s Darkest Screw-Up

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Eskom remains our darkest screw-up. Its bosses have told us to be prepared for blackouts for 2-3 years. An outside expert, in a report i read this morning, said that it’s more likely to be 5-10 years. The problem is that there are supposed to be full shutdowns for maintenance and then smaller sessions where are only parts are closed. It appears that the main shutdowns haven’t happened for years and our government was content to give Eskom a passing grade on the minor maintenance standard. That lower standard, as … Read the full article…

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