Update 09:00 10/01/2015: No further loadshedding expected this weekend. Eskom says it has no plans to roll out more loadshedding this weekend. However officials maintain the situation is still unpredictable and have called for reduced power use. Yesterday, the power ...
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Click the watch the Eskom Load-shedding explained video. Kimberley Load Shedding Schedules: https://www.kimberley.org.za/load-shedding-schedule-kimberley-sol-plaatje-municipality/ Internet Updates on https://www.kimberley.org.za/tag/kimberley-service-delivery/ Facebook Updates on https://www.facebook.com/groups/KimberleyInfrastructure/
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The Electricity to the CBD will be interrupted on Sunday, 11 January 2015 from 07h00 to 12h00, to facilitate an upgrade at Hall Street Substation. Cables from the existing 11kV switchgear will have to be disconnected to install new panels. Consumers must treat ...
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One of the two Eskom generators that went offline earlier today has now been repaired and is producing power. “The system remains vulnerable, meaning that any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate the need to implement load-shedding,” spokesman ...
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The power system is expected to remain constrained but stable this week. This is according to a news release from Eskom on 29 December 2014. The release says that the risk of load shedding is low during this period. However, ...
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Residents guide on correctly reporting faults to The Sol Plaatje Municipal Infrastructure Call Centre. Problems and faults need to be reported to Sol Plaatje Municipality before it can be entered into the queue of issues to be dealt with. It is ...
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07:00 17/12/2014: Although all four generating units which went offline yesterday have been restored the power grid remains under strain. 18:00 16/12/2014: Eskom has managed to bring 2 of the 4 generating units which failed this morning back online. This leaves ...
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Update 08:15 12/12/2014: Eskom stated that the probability of load-shedding is low today, but there is a 50% probability of loadshedding some time over this weekend. Update 06:42 12/12/2014: Updates will be posed as soon as the weekend loadshedding forecast is available ...
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08:50 11/12/2014: Eskom downgraded the loadshedding probability for today to LOW. The power grid is still in a RED status indicating that although power supply is expected to meet the forecasted demands, the margins are very tight. Please use electricity sparingly ...
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When a city wide blackout is in affect because of Stage 3 loadshedding your taps can go dry as well. The Kimberley / Sol Plaatje water supply network relies on booster pumps and other electrical reliant infrastructure to supply water and ...
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