Discussion | Stage 4 blackouts until further notice

South Africans had a rude awakening this morning. The sun was barely up when Eskom escalated power cuts to Stage 4 until further notice. For more, #eNCA speaks to energy analyst Ruse Moleshe. #DStv403

[tsek]

The deterioration of our county is sad indeed. This government has crippled, and continue to cripple our country.

[Vasbyt]

Add some more of those magic solar pannels🤣🤣🤣🤔

[lillyteggin]

South Africans would cope better if we know the criminals are in jail At the moment all talk and NO action

[Mantaray]

The lady says that the core problem is that there is no 'new capacity'. Is that code speak for 'there are too many people stealing electricity or not paying for it'?

[johanmarais]

Our present is reliable if you maintain it peanut.

[musa]

With the real truth in short supply, SA will be in icu reeling in endless pains for a long time.

[samanthaholm]

We have coal..I don't understand one day we can use coal now we can't. Sounds like rubbish. It smell like a stinky 🐀 rat. Feels very suspicious. Do they want to punish us.

[sikhumbuzolukashe]

Tender irregularities, Wow. Diesel shortage, coal shortage etc. How long will they give us different excuses yet, no measures in place.

[nickwood]

It will only get worse, think about it, its December almost and eskom need to pay bonuses so they can't fix the substations otherwise they won't have money to pay themselves fat bonuses.

As we all know they look after their own pockets before spending money to fix eskom

[cccmmm]

There is one main reason why load shedding levels keep changing. They are operating with no safety margin.
If they want to make predictable load shedding then they need to operate with a healthy margin.
That would not be permanent stage 2. It would be at least permanent stage 4.

[cccmmm]

Running out of diesel is not the real problem.
Diesel should only only be used for emergencies. The real problem is using diesel plants all the time.
This is only happening because it is always an emergency!

[gordonrailton]

Carry on ANC, direct result of employng unqualified people instead of QUALIFIED people.