Siemens to supply wind turbines to Sere farm

Siemens's SA unit has won the contract to supply 46 wind turbines to power utility Eskom's 100 megawatt Sere wind farm, says the German company. comments (0)

Eskom to launch real time power alerts on SABC

Eskom has partnered with the SABC to give South Africans daily real time information on the power system, the power utility has said. comments (0)

Minister ignores opposition calls to keep coal power plants

Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has told MPs that many of the country's older coal-fired power plants would be retired and "fall away around 2023". comments (7)

Gigaba: Eskom still reviewing Nersa's tariff decision

The public enterprises minister says Eskom is reviewing the implications of Nersa's decision to grant a lower than requested electricity tariff hike. comments (7)

No load shedding? Let's not promise anything, says Chabane

It was "too risky a commitment to make" to say there would be no load shedding in the coming months, says Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane. comments (14)

Feel it: Load shedding is nearly here

With Eskom's rolling blackouts highly likely this winter, consumers have no choice but to switch off. comments (18)

Numsa wants centralised wage talks for Medupi, Kusile and Ingula

National Union of Metal Workers SA has proposed one centralised negotiation for wage disputes at Eskom's Medupi, Kusile and Ingula projects. comments (2)

Gigaba on Medupi: 'Heads will roll' if deadline not met

Service providers will face tough penalties if the Medupi power station in Limpopo does not meet its December 2013 deadline. comments (8)

SA's gas market is good for investment, says Nersa

South Africa is a good place for more investment in the gas market, says the National Energy Regulator of South Africa. comments (1)

BHP Billiton 'expects' Eskom to respect power deals

BHP Billiton says it expects Eskom to honour deals that let the mining giant buy electricity for its smelters at over half the cost of production. comments (5)