Minister Gwede Mantashe says the revised IRP draft will be submitted to the cabinet between July and September
Eight million smart meters in homes, coupled with solar geysers, will reduce electricity demand
Sources say the board will wait until the investigation is completed before making a decision
Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal are currently the only provinces that have capacity for new renewable energy to be added to the grid
Jobs are already in short supply in Dipaleseng, near the Mpumalanga plant
The utility is looking to the treasury to expedite the release of funds to build a gas power station
The SA-H2 fund is intended to fast track the development of large-scale green hydrogen projects in the country
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom is in the process of stabilising the national grid so that it will have the capacity to accept new renewable projects
Community members living close to the Grootvlei power plant say they will protest against Eskom’s plans to use external contractors
The electricity minister says the cost of diesel should be weighed against the cost of higher stages of load-shedding to the economy