Paul Jacobson

Tag: load shedding

  • South Africa is in electricity overdraft

    South Africa is in electricity overdraft

    Interesting statement about this weekend’s rolling blackouts: Eskom has also taken a decision to load shed over the weekend in order to build up reserves for the week ahead. That sounds a lot like: Eskom is all out of power, we’re going to cut your power so we can charge up the batteries a little…

  • Load shedding is probably imminent

    Update (2014-03-04): Load shedding has started so check the schedule and plan for the interruptions: If you haven’t heard already, load shedding is probably on its way. Eskom has declared a power emergency: You can check the load shedding schedule on Eskom’s load shedding page. It’s worthwhile making sure you have emergency lights and plan…