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2019-09-27	Time for revenge in Varsity Netball
2019-09-27	Time for revenge in Varsity Netball
2019-09-26	UFS scientists part of collaborative effort to fight (serial) tree killer
2019-09-26	UFS scientists part of collaborative effort to fight (serial) tree killer
2019-09-26	UFS are new student cross-country champions
2019-09-26	UFS are new student cross-country champions
2019-09-25	Science is the future: SANRAL expands its UFS maths and science investment programme
2019-09-25	Science is the future: SANRAL expands its UFS maths and science investment programme
2019-09-25	UFS #MentalHealth Runners hand over baton of hope to Stellenbosch University
2019-09-25	UFS #MentalHealth Runners hand over baton of hope to Stellenbosch University
2019-09-23	2019 Kovsies Multilingual Mokete Competition winners
2019-09-23	2019 Kovsies Multilingual Mokete Competition winners
2019-09-23	UFS permanent art collection on par with best in the country
2019-09-23	UFS permanent art collection on par with best in the country
2019-09-23	Prof LenkaBula promotes partnership with German University
2019-09-23	Prof LenkaBula promotes partnership with German University
2019-09-23	Kovsie women end fourth in Varsity Football
2019-09-23	Kovsie women end fourth in Varsity Football
2019-09-20	#Mokete a colourful celebration of language and multiculturalism
2019-09-20	#Mokete a colourful celebration of language and multiculturalism
2019-09-20	#UFSRun4MentalHealth: 973 km down, 100 km to go
2019-09-20	#UFSRun4MentalHealth: 973 km down, 100 km to go
2019-09-19	From UFS to Princeton University
2019-09-19	From UFS to Princeton University
2019-09-17	Festival celebrates growing global footprint at UFS
2019-09-17	Festival celebrates growing global footprint at UFS
2019-09-17	UFS Chancellor honoured by the NRF
2019-09-17	UFS Chancellor honoured by the NRF
2019-09-16	Kovsies pedal smoothie bike for #MentalHealth
2019-09-16	Kovsies pedal smoothie bike for #MentalHealth
2019-09-16	Women are not to blame
2019-09-16	Women are not to blame
2019-09-13	First #MentalHealth awareness run to Stellenbosch to bring hope
2019-09-13	First #MentalHealth awareness run to Stellenbosch to bring hope
2019-09-13	UFS position statement on xenophobia
2019-09-13	UFS position statement on xenophobia
2019-09-12	Going green: Kovsies plant 150 trees in 30 days
2019-09-12	Going green: Kovsies plant 150 trees in 30 days
2019-09-12	Kovsies netball team building up towards play-offs
2019-09-12	Kovsies netball team building up towards play-offs
2019-09-11	Learning festival empowers and develops
2019-09-11	Learning festival empowers and develops
2019-09-10	King Moshoeshoe Memorial Lecture: Africa desperate for thought leaders
2019-09-10	King Moshoeshoe Memorial Lecture: Africa desperate for thought leaders
2019-09-10	Research project examines variation between Sesotho, Setswana in Free State
2019-09-10	Research project examines variation between Sesotho, Setswana in Free State
2019-09-10	Student dialogue on xenophobia, cultural appropriation, and xenocentrism
2019-09-10	Student dialogue on xenophobia, cultural appropriation, and xenocentrism
2019-09-09	UFS says no to gender-based violence
2019-09-09	UFS says no to gender-based violence
2019-09-09	UFS Alumni honoured
2019-09-09	UFS Alumni honoured
2019-09-05	New Era dawns on Qwaqwa Campus
2019-09-05	New Era dawns on Qwaqwa Campus
2019-09-05	University of the Free State's position on Gender-Based violence
2019-09-05	University of the Free State's position on Gender-Based violence
2019-09-05	Yet another national record for Louzanne
2019-09-05	Yet another national record for Louzanne
2019-09-05	Early B and Simple Stories invigorate #Mokete stage
2019-09-05	Early B and Simple Stories invigorate #Mokete stage
2019-09-04	Kofi Yinkah recognised by Hesselbein Academy as global student leader
2019-09-04	Kofi Yinkah recognised by Hesselbein Academy as global student leader
2019-09-04	Kovsie Advice: Achieving your goals is possible
2019-09-04	Kovsie Advice: Achieving your goals is possible
2019-09-04	Architecture embodied in the completeness of the lived moment
2019-09-04	Architecture embodied in the completeness of the lived moment
2019-09-04	Arrangements for silent march on Bloemfontein Campus and Prayer Service on Qwaqwa Campus on 6 September 2019
2019-09-04	Arrangements for silent march on Bloemfontein Campus and Prayer Service on Qwaqwa Campus on 6 September 2019
2019-09-03	UFS/UCT workshops equip MMed students with research skills
2019-09-03	UFS/UCT workshops equip MMed students with research skills
2019-09-02	Two medals for Kovsie athletes at African Games
2019-09-02	Two medals for Kovsie athletes at African Games
2019-09-02	Getting to know our 2019 Abe Bailey dynamic duo
2019-09-02	Getting to know our 2019 Abe Bailey dynamic duo
2019-09-02	Precious Lesupi devotes her life to giving back
2019-09-02	Precious Lesupi devotes her life to giving back
2019-09-02	How British imperialism shaped South Africa’s education
2019-09-02	How British imperialism shaped South Africa’s education
2019-09-02	#WomenOfKovsies: Eunice Lebona is inspired by progression and achievement
2019-09-02	#WomenOfKovsies: Eunice Lebona is inspired by progression and achievement
2019-09-01	#WomenOfKovsies: Being a woman is being resilient – Esihle Mhluzi
2019-09-01	#WomenOfKovsies: Being a woman is being resilient – Esihle Mhluzi
2019-09-01	"South Africa belongs to all – not some – who live in it" – Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
2019-09-01	"South Africa belongs to all – not some – who live in it" – Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng

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UFS takes further steps to address load shedding

2015-02-24

The South African economy is experiencing its worst electricity crisis since 2008, with state power firm Eskom implementing load shedding as it struggles to meet growing demand for power.

The University of the Free State (UFS) has been planning and implementing projects to reduce the impact of load shedding since 2008. This was done primarily to ensure that the academic programme does not suffer as a result of the increasing cuts in power supply, which continued this year.

The university’s main concern is the supply of emergency power to lecture halls and laboratories.

Up to date, 35 generators are serving 55 buildings on the three campuses of the UFS. This includes 26 generators on the Bloemfontein Campus, eight on the Qwaqwa Campus in the Eastern Free State and one generator on the South Campus in Bloemfontein. The generators are serviced regularly and kept in a working condition.

Since 2010, the university has also ensured that all new academic buildings being built were equipped with emergency power.

On the South Campus in Bloemfontein the new lecture hall building and the Computer Laboratory are equipped with emergency power, while the installation of emergency power generators in other buildings is underway. Most of the buildings on the Qwaqwa Campus in the Eastern Free State are provided with emergency power.

“To expand on the work that have already been done, the main objective in the installation of more generators on the Bloemfontein Campus will be to ensure that lecture halls with emergency power are available on the centrally booked timetables and that more of the critical laboratories are equipped with emergency power,” said Mr Nico Janse van Rensburg, Senior Director: University Estates.

“There are still some critical buildings and venues on the Bloemfontein Campus that must be equipped with emergency power. However, this is a costly process and will have to be phased in over a period of time. The further implementation of emergency power is dependent on delivery times of equipment. The university is also looking into alternative power supply solutions, such as solar power,” he said.

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