{"id":1983,"date":"2022-02-03T09:28:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T07:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2022-02-03T09:29:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T07:29:46","slug":"load-shedding-prevents-catastrophic-blackout-de-ruyter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/03\/load-shedding-prevents-catastrophic-blackout-de-ruyter\/","title":{"rendered":"Load shedding prevents &#8216;catastrophic blackout&#8217; &#8211; de Ruyter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eskom Chief Executive Officer, Andre de Ruyter, says the power utility is obligated to implement load shedding in order to avoid a total system failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was speaking after the power utility announced that it would be implementing Stage 2 load shedding from Wednesday morning following breakdowns at power stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[We] would have the system equivalent of cardiac arrest. We have 50Hz going to zero and then to restart that system will take a period of between two to three weeks which clearly is a catastrophic event that we want to avoid at all costs. Therefore the implementation of load shedding is an effort to prevent this catastrophic blackout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo it is extremely unfortunate but it is the prudent step that our system operator takes and in this instance we have had to take this decision to implement Stage 2 load shedding,\u201d de Ruyter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/load-shedding-prevents-catastrophic-blackout-de-ruyter\">here<\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo<\/em>: Unsplash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom Chief Executive Officer, Andre de Ruyter, says the power utility is obligated to implement load shedding in order to avoid a total system failure. 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