If there is load shedding it will take place at night.
Eskom statement:
South Africans are to brace themselves for more rolling blackouts while Eskom struggles to keep the lights on at Majuba Power Station as a coal silo collapsed.
“There was load-shedding on Sunday until 22:00 and certainly for next week. The risks are Monday during peak hours 18:00 to 20:00 in the evening; Wednesday 18:00 to 22:00 and the whole of Thursday,” said Steve Lennon Eskom’s sustainability group executive.
According to Thava Govender, Eskom generation group executive, the collapse of Majuba power station coal storage silo dropped output from 3,600MW to 600MW, causing an immediate shortage of 3,000MW.
Cause of collapse:
Eskom’s Majuba power station has six silos, all of which are connected to three coal conveyors one coal conveyor for two silos. The three coal conveyors are fed from one access point. The collapse occurred at the main feeder, which cut supply from the three coal conveyors breaking the supply to the silos.
The collapse of the main access point not only cut off the supply to the coal conveyors but its debris fell on one coal convenor, cutting off access to two silos, silo three and four.
“We have now no way to get coal directly to the six units silos, but we have been managing to bring coal from the silo that was saved in units two and six on half load 300MW each. That makes it 600MW, the impact is that we are 3,000MW short,” said Govender.
Eskom said, “The causes and costs of the collapse have not yet been determined.”
Eskom continues to make progress with its programme of planned maintenance but the system remains tight. We urge all South Africans to partner with us to save 10% of their electricity usage throughout the day. This will make it significantly easier to manage the power system during this challenging time, while also enabling us to do planned maintenance to ensure the reliability of our plant. For tips on how to trim 10% off your consumption click here.
Note that schedule as published below on Sunday, November 2 is still affective and Emalahleni Local Municipality can at any moment be asked to utilise it.
LOAD SHEDING SCHEDULE AS RECEIVED:
These zones are determined by the inlet station from the national grid and ESKOM will switch off supply to the whole substation for the periods as indicated.
Zone 1: 06:00 – 08:30 and 14:00 – 16:30 and 22:30 – 00:30 Daily.
Ga-Nala Town, Thubelihle • Ferrobank Industrial• Kwa-Thomas Mahlanguville • Lynnville • Thushanang.
Zone 2: 08:00 – 10:30 and 16:00 – 18:30 and 00:00 – 02:30 Daily.
The Ridge Casino
Highveld Mall
Blancheville/Jackaroo Park/Clearwater Estates
Die Heuwel Ext 4
Highveld Park
Model Park
River Crescent Centre
Seekoeiwater Plots
Ben Fleur
Ben Fleur Boulevard
Reyno Ridge
Dixon Plots
Witbank Ext. 16
Tasbet Park Ext. 1
Duvha Park Extensions
Del Judor Extensions
Klipfontein
Witbank Ext. 8, 41 and 5
Bankenveld
Tasbet Park Ext. 12
Witbank Dam
Corridor Hill
N4 Business Park
Zone 3: 10:00 – 12:30 and 18:30 -20:00 and 02:00 – 04:30 daily.
Kwa-Guqa Extensions
Hlalanikahle Extensions
Sinqobile
Zone 4: 12:00 – 14:30 and 20:00 – 22:30 and 04:00 – 06:30 daily.
Witbank CBD
Schoongezicht
Klarinet Industrial (abattoir)
Tasbet Ext. 2 & 3
Witbank Ext. 66, 16 and 41
Duvha Park Extensions
Witbank Old Age Home
Evergreen
Protea Hotel Jellicoe Street.
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