German energy giants pull plug on conventional power
German power company RWE is shutting six domestic plants as the sector tots up the cost of the government's energy policy turnaround.
Eskom pay talks stall
Eskom pay talks with unions have been referred to the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration after reaching a deadlock.
Higher prices for petrol, diesel in Kenya
Kenya's energy regulator had to raise its retail price of petrol and diesel due to a weaker local currency and rising global oil prices.
Eskom: Revenue up, profits down
Lisa SteynWhile Eskom's revenue is up, rising costs have dented its profits and a lower than expected tariff increase could negatively affect its future.
Medupi delayed: What went wrong?
Lisa SteynDespite strong words from Malusi Gigaba earlier this year against the delay of its construction, the project will be set back. What went wrong?
Medupi power station's completion delayed
Lisa SteynThe completion of just the first unit of the Medupi power station in Limpopo, is to be delayed, pushing the project's deadline back into next year.
Eskom cuts power to BHP smelter to save energy
,Eskom had to briefly cut supply to one of BHP Billiton's aluminium smelters on Monday night after nationwide demand outstripped supply.
Numsa challenges City Power tender process
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa is taking Johannesburg City Power to court over an R800-million tender, it has been reported.
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.
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.
Minister ignores opposition calls to keep coal power plants
Richard DaviesEnergy 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".
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.
No load shedding? Let's not promise anything, says Chabane
Lynley DonnellyIt 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.
Feel it: Load shedding is nearly here
Lynley DonnellyWith Eskom's rolling blackouts highly likely this winter, consumers have no choice but to switch off.
Numsa wants centralised wage talks for Medupi, Kusile and Ingula
Sarah EvansNational Union of Metal Workers SA has proposed one centralised negotiation for wage disputes at Eskom's Medupi, Kusile and Ingula projects.
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.
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.
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.
Nersa slaps down Eskom's R8bn plea
Chantelle BenjaminThe regulator has rejected the utility's request to carry on paying big users to cut consumption.
Academic questions scale of nuclear ambitions
Academic Anton Eberhard has come down hard on SA's current electricity policy, particularly the country’s proposed nuclear construction ambitions.
