But, extreme circumstances could see the implementation of stage five, power utility says
By Wednesday this week, load-shedding is projected to ease to lower stages
The last time the country experienced load-shedding at stage six was at the end of November 2023
Small and medium-sized farmers are installing biodigesters to turn their animal waste into biogas for cooking and lighting
Citizens are finding ways to survive during extended blackouts but this comes at a cost
Pick n Pay’s chairperson has called out government’s inaction on resolving the country’s structural economic decline
The rolling blackouts are estimated to have cost the country R1 billion a day in 2022, according to the minister
The mining industry suffers when there are problems with electricity supply, infrastructure and transport
Eskom has faced chronic power supply constraints over the last year
They said the electricity crisis and blackouts are ‘causing human suffering’, costing the South African economy billions
Rising electricity prices, power outages, increasing awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decreasing solar technology costs are driving the rooftop solar market in South Africa
The demonstrations have coincided with stage 2 rotational power cuts which the state-owned utility says will remain in place until Sunday due to the breakdown of four generation units
Load-shedding and electricity prices are projected to double in next five years
Corporates are already wheeling electricity and planning alternative power plants, and many households are using a mixture of energy sources
Eskom’s chief executive, Andre de Ruyter, said a number of units were returning to service
André de Ruyter assures the public that the power utility is currently on track to lift load-shedding on Saturday morning
Bernard Moraka and Victor Tshabalala were expected to be sentenced over their two-and-a-half-year stealing campaign
Lifting the cap on private power generation is aimed at ‘easing Eskom pressure’. Producers won’t need a Nersa licence, but still require other permits
Parliament should be asking the public what we think of Karpowerships before approaching the energy department about its deal
The minister believes liquified petroleum gas is needed in the energy mix, but some experts are not convinced of its merits
The decision to use Turkey’s floating power plants locks the country into fossil fuels for 20 years
The electricity generator is done with compassion and, backed by a court ruling, could do more than interrupt power in non-paying municipalities.
Energy efficiency programmes have saved more than R1.5-billion in the past five years, dramatically cutting South Africa’s power bill.
The power utility’s chief executive, Tshediso Matona, is challenging his suspension in the Labour Court in Johannesburg.
Two of the power utility’s generators have failed, pushing up the risk of blackouts as engineers attempt to determine the cause of the breakdowns.
Eskom’s rolling power blackouts aren’t the problem, it’s the discontent many in South Africa are all too familiar with.
The latest electricity blackouts could spur renewed interest in going off the grid for our power supply and reducing our reliance on Eskom.
The power utility has asked industry to cut energy use and declared an emergency, noting load shedding as a virtual certainty.
The utility is looking to save a further 1000 megawatts through reduced use by both large and residential customers.
Most South Africans have become used to electricty blackouts, but might not know how to keep their gadgets and appliances safe before it happens.
Power utility Eskom has assured consumers that it does not expect further power cuts despite continuing strain on its supply system.
After a week of rain left coal stocks wet, Eskom says the country could experience power cuts after declaring an emergency.