'It's a frightening thought': How mining companies are preparing for a total grid collapse | Business

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In the unlikely event of a grid collapse, South Africa's largest mining companies have plans in place to successfully manage through such a disaster. | News24_Business

Grid collapse. It's a chilling notion for any South African, and the country's largest mining companies are no exception.

In the event of a grid collapse, there will be a cascading impact on national infrastructure – like telecommunications, transport, water, sewerage, fuel pipelines, banking, and food – and the potential for wide-scale public unrest could also potentially impede supply restoration efforts. Unlike in Europe or North America, there is limited support from electricity networks of neighbouring countries, and the recovery of the South African grid will depend on internal preparations. If a full black start is required, complete restoration of the national grid will likely take at least two weeks.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.

 

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