Blackouts

2023 was by far the worst year for load-shedding yet.  Despite the ANC and Eskom’s repeated assurances that a total grid collapse won’t happen,  South Africans have many good reasons to doubt that assessment.  The government...

Every South African is all too familiar with “rolling blackouts” — you just know them by a different name. In most parts of the world, scheduled power outages are a relatively rare occurrence… In South Africa,...

When a power blackout hits, what do you do? Go about your daily routine as usual? Of course not.  Power outages force us to be proactive. There’s no telling when the power will come back...

Load shedding is a last resort implemented by Eskom to prevent the collapse of the national power grid. Amidst the energy crisis, it's become necessary to provide a solution for insufficient power station capacity...

Load-shedding negatively affects many sectors throughout South Africa and contributes significantly to the rapidly declining economy. Eskom’s planned power outages cripple the community's most vulnerable members, educational institutes, agricultural sectors, domestic and international tourism...

The South African national power utility, Eskom, states that load-shedding is both a legal requirement and a controlled way to ensure the national power system remains stable in the event of major incidents. Load-shedding...

Blackouts can be incredibly stressful, even if you have been through them many times. Losing power robs us of our daily comforts and essentials, including everything from entertainment to refrigerating perishable foods.  Without following the...

Australia is no stranger to the occasional power outage. In fact, they seem to happen more and more often these days.  While a short-lived blackout is usually just a minor inconvenience, prolonged power outages can...