http://loadshedding.co.za Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:00:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lean, mean season for small fryMail & Guardian OnlineIn 2008 the petrol price was more than R10 a litre, interest rates went through the roof and there was load-shedding, which really hit SME owners hard. ... http://loadshedding.co.za/lean-mean-season-for-small-fry-mail-guardian-online/ Thieving cable vandals cut down electric polesDaily Dispatch OnlineWe thought we were experiencing another load shedding,” said Bosch. Yesterday morning residents investigated and noticed that poles had been chopped down ... http://loadshedding.co.za/thieving-cable-vandals-cut-down-electric-poles-daily-dispatch-online/ NMMU leads as pioneerWeekend Post... of millions of rands for companies such as Eskom, which translates to the public as higher energy costs and production losses due to load shedding. ... http://loadshedding.co.za/nmmu-leads-as-pioneer-weekend-post/ SowetanPower of football as a unifying factorSowetanWe are now back to our "normal" selves and striking, fighting, load-shedding and corrupt as ever. And, amid the gloom and doom of life on the African ... http://loadshedding.co.za/power-of-football-as-a-unifying-factor-sowetan/ Association's KZN offices go greenCreamer Media's Engineering NewsThis enables meetings to run independently of any load-shedding or power outages, he comments. “Solar hot water systems have been installed using flat ... http://loadshedding.co.za/associations-kzn-offices-go-green-creamer-medias-engineering-news/ TechCentralMethane to power MTN data centresTechCentralThe project started two years ago, just after Eskom started load-shedding homes and offices across the country. The rolling blackouts hurt SA's economy and ...and more » http://loadshedding.co.za/methane-to-power-mtn-data-centres-techcentral/ SA has shaved 2 372 MW off the evening peak since 2003Creamer Media's Engineering NewsIf we don't get a reduction in consumption, we are going to run into load-shedding again, and this is something we all want to avoid,” says Visagie. ... http://loadshedding.co.za/sa-has-shaved-2-372-mw-off-the-evening-peak-since-2003-creamer-medias-engineering-news/ ArcelorMittal SA mulls 200-MW of power potential across its millsCreamer Media's Engineering News... while remaining within the 90% power-use envelope that was imposed on it and other energy-intensive businesses during Eskom's 2008 load-shedding crisis. ...and more » http://loadshedding.co.za/arcelormittal-sa-mulls-200-mw-of-power-potential-across-its-mills-creamer-medias-engineering-news/ Group Five studies Kalahari concentrated solar power projectCreamer Media's Engineering News... the reserve margin of electricity generation capacity in South Africa, as well as reducing transmission losses, and the likelihood of load shedding. ... http://loadshedding.co.za/group-five-studies-kalahari-concentrated-solar-power-project-creamer-medias-engineering-news/ Invader tries to grab CupSPORT24Hope all of you do not cry when, taxes, unemployment,crime,load shedding goes up by huge margins. SWC only a success when these issues are addressed. ...and more » http://loadshedding.co.za/invader-tries-to-grab-cup-sport24/