According to Yelland, the controlled blackouts since December 2014 have had a âserious negative economic impactâ. The cost to the economy during stage 1 load shedding â 10 hours of blackouts per day for 20 days a month â is R20 billion per month.Stage 2 load shedding, using the same time parameters, costs the economy R40 billion per month, while stage 3 is estimated to cost SA R80 billion per month.he following infographic shows just how much load shedding is costing South Africaâs economy. Cost to SAâs economy. In addition to faults at existing power stations, it was reported on 9 February that the synchronization of Medupi Power Stationâs first unit will be further delayed by six weeks to the end of March 2015.
Filing a return through the mail is, of course, the slower of the two processes. For those who mail their federal return, the IRS will remit a tax refund within six weeks after they have been received the completed return. If you file electronically, you should receive your tax refund within three weeks.
There are three stages of refund claims according to the system: (1) Return Received, (2) Refund Approved and (3) Refund Sent. Return Received meansâ¦ well, you can figure that one out. Refund Approved means that the IRS has processed your return and your refund has been approved. The IRS will send your refund to your bank via direct deposit or directly to you in the mail if you requested a paper check. The fastest way to get your refund is by using direct deposit. Refund Sent means that your refund is on the way. If the IRS has sent your refund to your bank or other financial institution for direct deposit, it may take 1 â 5 days to deposit the funds into your account. If you requested a paper check, it could take several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail; the same time frame applies to debit cards.