South Africa's Energy Crisis & Load Shedding Explained: The Eskom Death Spiral
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- čas přidán 10. 03. 2019
- Despite having the most industrialised economy on the African continent, South Africa has been experiencing power outages, locally called "load shedding", for years, and in 2020 things only seem to be getting worse.
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In this video, Politically Aweh discovers that the outages are only the tip of the iceberg. A far more grave and permanent danger is threatening the very existence of the world's 11th largest power utility, South Africa's energy giant Eskom. Check out our report on the situation featuring an exclusive interview with energy & sustainability expert Lauren Hermanus.
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They were insane to think that building new power stations will help relieve the existing power stations when they fail to manage them.
@MICHEAL GALE oh wow. That's a lot. So are you saying that I don't deserve a stable job coz I'm black?
@@tshepisodhlamini6433 no. But some to most get jobs because they are black. We need competent peolple to do jobs and like you said to manage things
I think we can agree on that?
Ps. Idk what the guy wrote... It is deleted
Great video. Will add, one of the biggest issues our state owned entities have, is the lack of accountability. "I am responsible, but not accountable". Eskom is no different, nobody has been held accountable for poor decisions, fraud or corruption in Eskom. When heads start rolling into prison, we then have a good starting point of actually finding proper solutions.
My thoughts exactly. Until someone goes to jail the rot will remain. But there's so much that's rotten that no one can make a move. I can't say I'm optimistic about either justice or solving this
meanwhile in Morocco they just built the world's largest solar park for $9 billion which is roughly R90 billion...it makes way more sense to divert funds into solar energy than to keep propping up a dinosaur like Eskom based on fossil fuel
very interesting, thanks for the Moroccan example! Renewables definitely seem to be finally catching on.. but is it too late? We will be exploring climate change in an upcoming episode.
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@Zonda maxabane exactly! And it costs so much out of our pockets as taxpayers anf it is not even reliable and should be replaced every x years.
You guys are LIT! Great edit and storytelling - and so many more stories in SA to get this treatment - yass!
thanks Hein! We're working on a lot more content coming your way soon. Let us know which topics you feel we should give the PA treatment!
Corruption one word is the only word needed
This is great content Zipho. Lovely presentation and video editing
Thank you! We are glad you enjoyed the show, stay tuned for the next episode coming soon!
Hope the next one has a solution solar all sounds good but with what money when every state owned company is now cleaned out snd bankrupt ESKOM SAA SABC BOSASA TRANS NET CSIR ETC ETC Looking forward to number 2 can't wait. Thanks for the brilliant video
Awesome work - Feeling very AWEH!
Haha was fun to watch! Editing awesome. Host awesome!
A new South African designed wind turbine that is at least 4x more powerful than a conventional design can be purchased from Smart Farming in the Western Cape.
Full production is starting this month.
It's a small compact and powerful plug in solution that bolts on to a roof top etc.
It synchronises with the grid and in strong winds can make a significant contribution to the grid, reversing the meter when low energy requirement's exist within the household.
The turbine produced nearly 2000 watts during testing in a strong wind from a 50 cm diameter blade.
It's silent and safe as well as completely South African made.
@MICHEAL GALE
The Turbine was designed and developed by Turbines4all 6 years ago but has only recently secured investment.
The final product is been tooled up for mass production.
The inventer himself wishes to remain anonymous.
The turbine will be in kit form and is a plug in solution that synchronises to any existing system be it on or off grid.
It can withstand extreme weather and was thoroughly tested over a period of 4 years.
I am writing an assignment on the energy crisis and this video is gold. Love your humor so much. Direct subscribe.
Awesome thanks for subscribing! We hope you get an A+!
All I had to hear was state owned. Try Privatization. It works
@Brad dіe Irriterend III until you and your kind win the vote then you can have an opinion
@Yutube Lurker as I said, win elections, minorities are what they are, minorities, so you will conform to the will of the majority, especially a majority that was oppressed by the same minority, you guys think we still playing games, we will not hear from you, we will get it wrong till we get it right
@@fanamlawuli6761 that really does not make any sense. Aren't we anyway doing it wrong? If you see race then you lost everything. We need competent people to do the job wether they are black or white. But to say black only and white only is racist
And secondly stop using the victim card of Apartheid. It has been decades and there are many advantages for black people more than there are for whites
We need balance in the country and we need. We won't get it with more racism. This will only devide us further
welldone on your editing :)
How am I only now finding the channel? This is awesome!
Most entertaining and very informative.
Great content. Love the editing and spot on commentary. I'm subscribing.
Love this video. Well done everybody involved.
thank you Johan! We're working hard to bring out a new episode soon, stay tuned!
Very well done. Dig the open dialog approach and Tha humorous flavors nta good touch. Eskom is Dom. Corruption is not smart, long term intelligence is solution, stop descrimenating against competence, introduce examples of justice and accountability, don't spare the rod, if yu agree dont just nod get involved
Amazing video guys. Love the editing. Very entertaining and educational.
Awesomely produced video with some interesting insights - well done!
The first step is very easy: less useless feet in Eskom and MUCH more skills...
Thank you for sharing. I've honestly wondered about all of this.
This video is very well done
Well done on making thus documentary. Its “idiot proof” so that most uneducated can understand. Unfortunately its not idiot proof enough for our greedy politicians...
We need to go off grid. This is becoming unsustainable.
Wow!!! Thanks for you
8 months later and the whole SA is at Stage 4 or Stage 8, the the substations are either flooded due to leaky roofs or floods due to the massive rain we are experiencing or the substations are burning down. We have 2 substations in our town alone than had burned out panels due to Eskom not maintaining their equipment. Eish. If you lookup the word useless, the word Eskom is in brackets next to it. EVERY TIME Eskom or a politicians says there will not be load-shedding, go get gas for your generator and candles
Well made video. Damn, subscribed as an Emigrated Saffa. 🇦🇺
Wow good presented presentation. I like the idea of moving away from Eskom, it's far to expensive. We need to generate our own electricity. Think we need solutions on how to became self sufficient in electricity. Eskom ship is sinking fast. Mismanagement, corruption. Bee, is the core of it going bankrupt.
Look. Government needs to liquidate the utility and sell the power stations to private utilities that can sustain south Africa's economy
This is so insightful
As long as cabinet ministers have vested interests in the electricity supply system it will just become a total disaster the only viable solution is small scale renewable energy units that are not controlled by the central government But then there is no financial cash cow for the ruling cabinet
Excellent! And an outstanding teaching material!
Thanks for watching, Megan. Appreciate your feedback and keen to keep getting Aweh. ;)
On point as always.
Thanks, Dave! :)
Excellent. Well done guys👌
Great video
hhahaha hilarious and insightful
Nice editing, Good research.... keep it up. #fromEbhayi
Thanks for explaining this monopoly of Eskimo
My vote = Eskom needs to be given to a privately owned organization who does not favor racial discrimination, labor laws or racial segregation over the needs of an economy.
Let the best man do the job, not the one with the right skin color.
That and thievery (corruption) is two silent killers bringing this economy to a grinding fucking halt.
I like this video, serious topic but still full of humor.
Awesome!
What about allowing private entities to use the Eskom grid to distribute power, with a fee to move that power over the grid? So we're not entirely reliant on a single producer
Tjo, that aged well; three years later and solar is growing everywhere, tarifs hike even faster, and not a single day without loadshedding. Exciting times to see the dinosaurs dying out, political and economical.
they left because of BEEE
Excellent presentation and content ❣. You nailed it..... Using clips from MSM.....😂❣🐸
thanks Melaney!
This happened and is still happening cus they are all at the shebeen, all day long_____
its also the municipalities that owe eskom billions, want free electricity go live in township.
The big problem is that the good ones have gone and now you have people who don't know what they are doing. This is happening in the whole of south africa. To many incompetent people who have no knowledge. Welcome to darkest africa
New favorite channel. Nice work. Still leaving the country though.
Now Eskom will start taxing solar users like me because they aren't making any money
Verry true if u make your Own power they will make u pay for not using esckom power
The meme's are so dank 🤣👌
Thís, ladies & gentlemen, is what "FREE" looks like : free electricity, free education, free clinics, free jobs (not having the necessary qualifications nor experience), free housing and free money (social grants) leads to one thing : FREE FALL!
Great video. Thank you for such an entertaining and informative channel. Our power situation seems beyond repair though. South Africans are angry and rightfully so!
😂😂😂 just came across this channel 👌
Sis wami ichanel yakho eyabelungu, nabantu abayibiza nge middle class, awukhulumi neningi labantu, ngathi usebenzela i-enca, futhi awukho political aweh angifundi lutho kuwe
Coal plants still have their uses. They can provide stability. I love wind, seen a lot of wind farms in the US west, but the wind does not always blow and the sun does not always shine. Sounds like SA needs a modern power grid?
That' where the government should be installing use battery farms, like in Voctireoa Australia. If they did it so can we, and we have more sun and wind than most countries combined.
If I was running ESKOM, I will become very rich. That is all I need to know because if I don’t take my chance, I will be a fool. After all everybody does it.
Good.
Note to self: never make the mistake of visiting Politically Aweh's comment section again.
Crazy
Love it... give it to them ... and all falls be the way side
How much of these "revenues" have been stolen by _________? Fill in the blank.
It would've been great to have an engineer to actually explain things...or base information on some authority. This is just a revemp of all the information we already know.
you can buy a weeks worth of data with that XD. The shade. Data must fall
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I wish we can make our own nuclear reactors. I'm saying this because Solar and Wind energy are rather dilute sources compared to Nuclear energies.
privatize!
Get ted boom on your channel
To PC to then have a decent show. People that leave the grid are those tired of paying. SA is doomed.
Load shedding means less CO2 emissions , thus slowing down climate change , let's look at the donut , not the hole .
You know a private power grid held by multiple stake holders will not fail like a centralized grid like this. The state should sell off Eskom to the Private sector or the Chinese, or both.
Thanks I love this channel really thanks for the laugh while the the power is still on eish Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures was buried and Rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures 1 Corinthians 15 verse 3
Greed and Racial divide.
#electricalypse .....
I hate to say it but we are doomed
The current economic policies are not working for Douth Africa. The EFF is the only answer to the current economic quagmire.
This is all such a joke...
Monopoly clowns
Eskom is Evil power
Stop BEE, take the best, no matter what color.
This is kak
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