Comments on: How industrial IoT could help fight rampant electricity theft in South Africa https://techcentral.co.za/industrial-iot-fight-electricity-theft/242947/ Technology News Leader In South Africa Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:52:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: Marcan https://techcentral.co.za/industrial-iot-fight-electricity-theft/242947/#comment-167031 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:52:15 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=242947#comment-167031 In reply to Charles Butcher.

Yeah, the Maslow’s Pyramid, hierarchy of needs.

]]> By: Charles Butcher https://techcentral.co.za/industrial-iot-fight-electricity-theft/242947/#comment-167030 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:04:14 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=242947#comment-167030 In reply to Marcan.

Not when the thieving anc governmunt broadcast it’s intention to give a BASIC INCOME GRANT to all and sundry. The voters will AS USUAL be concerned with their immediate WANTS a stuff tomorrow.

]]> By: Marcan https://techcentral.co.za/industrial-iot-fight-electricity-theft/242947/#comment-167020 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 03:31:24 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=242947#comment-167020 37 Gwh would mean 37 million units, kWhrs per day.
Munis pay at least R 1.50 per kWh I guess, so total daily loss is more like R 55 m, to munis and Eskom.
“Municipal arrears to Eskom hit R75bn despite Treasury relief programme
Municipal debt owed has more than doubled since 2021.”
Business Day today.
There are so many aspects of the whole electricity sector, generation, transmission, distribution and sales that are in a total mess.
The IRP 2023 of the DMRE is a disaster, but fortunately the electricity plans of the MPC the multi party charter are quite good.
If only enough voters on 29/5 could realise.

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