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‘Eskom has gone global;south afriicans sneer , as Texas hit by load
shedding’’
For once, it's not us - and relief seems to be outweighing compassion: Here's what SA
citizens are saying
Apparently, Eskom hasn’t set up operations in Texas. The huge US state officially
implemented load shedding this week, due to an arctic winter freeze shutting down the
electricity grid AND water supply chains. The blame game between administrators,
politicians, and clean energy groups has been rumbling on for days – but the situation
remains grim.
Nearly two million people were still without power early Thursday in Texas, the oil and
gas capital of the United States, with some still facing water shortages. The deadly cold
spell pummelling the country is set to head east before the weekend. Power companies
in Texas have had to resort to rolling blackouts, so grids avoid being overloaded. Sounds
familiar …
SOUTH AFRICANS IN TEXAS CAUGHT UP IN LOAD SHEDDING DRAMA
One South African expat, meanwhile, told EWN that they had moved TO Texas so they
could escape load shedding. Eish …
“It’s funny to think that we left South Africa to get away from it. When I was in South
Africa, mom and I would play Scrabble by candlelight because we were in load shedding
and we never thought we would see it again and now we have to deal with blackouts
and dangerous weather…Texas isn’t built for snow and it’s snowing.”
Despite the deadly nature of the storm and its subsequent load shedding schedule,
South Africans have continued to point out the ironies currently facing Texas.
Sympathies, much like our own reserves of energy, remain in short supply:
Ntshavheni (YNWA )
They left South Africa for Texas because of load shedding only to experience it there also
…
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/us/latest-texas-load-shedding-schedule-
thursday-18-february-how-to-check-south-africa-reaction
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, ENG2601 BY LANDLEY MADISON VEGA 2022
TEXT C
‘Eskom has gone global;south afriicans sneer , as Texas hit by load
shedding’’
For once, it's not us - and relief seems to be outweighing compassion: Here's what SA
citizens are saying
Apparently, Eskom hasn’t set up operations in Texas. The huge US state officially
implemented load shedding this week, due to an arctic winter freeze shutting down the
electricity grid AND water supply chains. The blame game between administrators,
politicians, and clean energy groups has been rumbling on for days – but the situation
remains grim.
Nearly two million people were still without power early Thursday in Texas, the oil and
gas capital of the United States, with some still facing water shortages. The deadly cold
spell pummelling the country is set to head east before the weekend. Power companies
in Texas have had to resort to rolling blackouts, so grids avoid being overloaded. Sounds
familiar …
SOUTH AFRICANS IN TEXAS CAUGHT UP IN LOAD SHEDDING DRAMA
One South African expat, meanwhile, told EWN that they had moved TO Texas so they
could escape load shedding. Eish …
“It’s funny to think that we left South Africa to get away from it. When I was in South
Africa, mom and I would play Scrabble by candlelight because we were in load shedding
and we never thought we would see it again and now we have to deal with blackouts
and dangerous weather…Texas isn’t built for snow and it’s snowing.”
Despite the deadly nature of the storm and its subsequent load shedding schedule,
South Africans have continued to point out the ironies currently facing Texas.
Sympathies, much like our own reserves of energy, remain in short supply:
Ntshavheni (YNWA )
They left South Africa for Texas because of load shedding only to experience it there also
…
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/us/latest-texas-load-shedding-schedule-
thursday-18-february-how-to-check-south-africa-reaction
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