Don’t use geysers from five to nine at night, electricity minister pleads, while the cold, dark winter Eskom promised hits the country and power stations continue to break down
Powerships touted to be energy solution for South Africa
The utility has said needs more funds for the fuel to meet a court order that public schools and hospitals are exempt from load-shedding
The mineral resources and energy minister says the plan to extend Koeberg’s life by 20 years will help alleviate the energy crisis
The defence force won’t be much use in preventing crime at the utility, they say
The new smart meters give the power utility the ability to limit the electricity supply to a household
The power utility plans to burn more diesel to reduce load-shedding levels, but the treasury won’t finance it
The former chief operating officer will advise the board and ministers and focus on projects intended to deal with load-shedding
Eskom will be freed from borrowing more money for its operational needs and capital requirements for the next five years because of the government’s debt relief package and the tariffs approved by the national energy regulator, Nersa.
The new chief executive is charged with ending load-shedding and unbundling the power utility into three divisions – generation, transmission and distribution