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Matla-Urja:  The future energy mix in South Africa – Navigating transition and collaboration
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/ 6 December 2024

Matla-Urja:  The future energy mix in South Africa – Navigating transition and collaboration

South Africa’s energy sector is at a crossroads. The Matla-Urja Energy Conference, held on 27–28 November at Wits Business School, put into focus the urgency of reshaping the nation’s energy mix. With South Africa’s reliance on coal for 80% of its energy, the country faces mounting pressure to transition toward a sustainable energy future while maintaining economic stability

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/ 14 May 2008

Eskom says power supply still tight

Eskom said on Wednesday that South Africa’s power supply remained limited and electricity prices were set to rise steadily. ”The system is still tight and vulnerable,” Eskom spokesperson Andrew Etzinger said in a presentation. ”Electricity prices are going to go up steadily.”

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/ 8 April 2008

Tell all, DA and Solidarity urge Eskom

The Democratic Alliance and trade union Solidarity want Eskom to release a full, unedited report of its application for a 53% tariff increase, they said on Tuesday. The application was due to have been published at noon on Tuesday on the website of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa.

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/ 8 April 2008

Eskom defends tariff-hike confidentiality bid

Eskom’s bid to have parts of its 53% tariff-increase application withheld from the public is to protect its position in ”hardcore” coal sales deals, the company said on Tuesday. Eskom spokesperson Andrew Etzinger said that without this stance, the company might have to pay more for coal, pushing the price of electricity up even more.

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/ 2 April 2008

Eskom urges reduction in demand for power

South Africa’s power crisis may last many years unless there is a drop in demand for electricity, utility Eskom said on Wednesday. A reduction in consumption should not damage the economy, it added. Eskom is rationing power to households and reduced supply to big industrial customers from January after the energy grid came close to collapse.

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/ 17 March 2008

Eskom says countrywide load-shedding this week

Eskom will carry out countrywide rolling load-shedding on Monday because of a rise in demand due to cold weather and after four generators tripped. The power failures, the first since February 4, are likely to continue until Thursday, but would not affect large industrial customers, who are operating with about 90% of their normal power requirements.

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/ 5 March 2008

Eskom to speed up lamp-exchange drive

Incandescent lamps will be exchanged for energy-saving lamps in all provinces from April onwards, Eskom said on Wednesday. The exchange programme for compact fluorescent lamps is already under way in several of the country’s provinces and has seen more than 12-million lamps distributed in three years.

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/ 15 February 2008

Eskom calls for cogeneration proposals

Eskom on Friday put out requests for proposals for cogeneration projects as part of its plan to bolster faltering electricity supplies. Eskom spokesperson Andrew Etzinger explained that ”cogeneration” is when industrialists sell waste by-products that can be used to generate electricity.

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/ 5 February 2008

Eskom power boss replaced

Eskom has removed the man in charge of its power stations, the <i>Business Report</i> said on Tuesday. Ehud Matya has been replaced by Brian Dames, another Eskom executive, who will now be responsible for primary energy, power plants and his existing portfolio of capital investment.

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/ 23 January 2008

It’s no joke, says Eskom

Psst! Heard the one about Eskom? Spare a thought for the electricity supplier. Anyone with access to email in South Africa over the past few weeks has probably received at least a few of the slew of Eskom-related jokes doing the rounds. But what happens if you actually work at Eskom?

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/ 17 January 2008

Outrage mounts over power cuts

Outrage over the country’s ongoing power cuts spread among business, agricultural and political sectors on Thursday as Eskom announced that the risk for continued cuts over the weekend remained high. ”Load shedding will continue today [Thursday] until after evening peak and the possibility of load shedding remains high,” said Eskom.

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/ 8 January 2008

Routine power maintenance ‘a necessary evil’

Routine maintenance at Koeberg Power station was ”a necessary evil” at a time when reserve supplies were low and the risk of load shedding high, Eskom said on Tuesday. ”For five to seven years the reserve margin is going to be low. It’s an agonising decision sometimes, but we have to take a long-term view,” said Eskom spokesperson Andrew Etzinger.

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