load shedding
Scheduled power cuts
Load shedding is the deliberate, rotating shutdown of electrical power to different areas when demand exceeds supply.
Utility companies implement load shedding to prevent the entire grid from collapsing: South Africa's load shedding schedule has become a daily reality for residents.
The practice is common in developing countries with insufficient generating capacity.
Energy from charged particles
- power gridLinked transmission system
- substationPower distribution point
- transmissionSending of information
- distributionAllocation across recipients
voltage · frequency · capacity · demand · supply · megawatt · kilowatt · transformer
Luminescence from burning wick
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- flashlightsPortable battery-powered lamps
- darknessTotal absence of light
- torchesPortable fire on poles
candles · generators · inverters · batteries · kerosene lamp · oil lamp · emergency lighting · headlamp
Assigning times to events
- rotationTurning on an axis
- allocationDistribution of shares
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
curtailment · staggering · planning · timetable · zone · block · area · sector
Forceful interruption of process
- inconvenienceMinor difficulty or trouble
- spoilageFood degradation process
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
- traffic lightsRoad signal system
water pumps · frustration · adaptation · coping · routine · work schedule · security concerns · food preservation
Deficient supply of necessities
- deficitAmount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- emergencySerious sudden danger
generation gap · drought · coal shortage · gas shortage · aging infrastructure · underinvestment · demand spike · heatwave
Functional worth or purpose
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- governmentAuthority over a state
- tariffTax on traded goods
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
privatization · reform · renewable energy · solar panels · conservation · efficiency · smart meter · protest
electricity
Energy from charged particles
- power gridLinked transmission system
- substationPower distribution point
- transmissionSending of information
distribution · voltage · frequency · capacity · demand · supply · megawatt · kilowatt · transformer · relay
candlelight
Luminescence from burning wick
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- flashlightsPortable battery-powered lamps
- darknessTotal absence of light
torches · candles · generators · inverters · batteries · kerosene lamp · oil lamp · emergency lighting · headlamp · glow
scheduling
Assigning times to events
- rotationTurning on an axis
- allocationDistribution of shares
- quotaFixed assigned amount
rationing · curtailment · staggering · planning · timetable · zone · block · area · sector · announcement
disruption
Forceful interruption of process
- inconvenienceMinor difficulty or trouble
- spoilageFood degradation process
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
traffic lights · water pumps · frustration · adaptation · coping · routine · work schedule · security concerns · food preservation
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
emergency · generation gap · drought · coal shortage · gas shortage · aging infrastructure · underinvestment · demand spike · heatwave
utility
Functional worth or purpose
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- governmentAuthority over a state
- tariffTax on traded goods
subsidy · privatization · reform · renewable energy · solar panels · conservation · efficiency · smart meter · protest · public outcry
- PakistanIslamabad, Karachi, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan
- electrical gridpower grid, power grids, electrical grid, power line, power lines
- Energy Crisisoil shortage, gas shortage, fuel crisis, power outage, rolling blackout
- Power Outagesblackout, power cut, outage, brownout, rolling blackout
- power supplyelectricity, power grid, power lines, power plants, generators
- South African EconomyAnglo American, De Beers, mining industry, diamond mining, gold trade
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