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Calib Cassim: Eskom aims to cap load-shedding at stage four
The acting chief executive said it was imperative to bridge the gap of 4000 to 6000 megawatts of dispatchable capacity
Eskom records R23.9 billion loss
Eskom acting chief executive Calib Cassim says Eskom expects to see an improvement in its financials in 2025
Eskom trying to cap load-shedding at stage four for summer
Eskom’s Calib Cassim said the utility plans to keep capacity losses caused by breakdowns to below 14 500 megawatts
Eskom fears more debt when relief package ends
Acting CEO Calib Cassim told the M&G there has to be planning for what happens after the debt relief ends
Cassim is ‘not interested in Eskom’s top job’
Acting chief executive says he still has work to do in his financial role at the utility
Eskom moots taking non-paying municipalities’ distribution licenses
Utility says that this will encourage defaulting municipalities to cough up
Eskom hopes to ease load-shedding by the festive season
Eskom expects units from Kusile and Tutuka power stations to be back online in November
Eskom gets go ahead to sell its distribution assets
This is in line with its turnaround plan which was approved by the department of public enterprises in 2019.
Ebrahim Patel announces a R1.3bn resilience fund to address energy crisis
The Energy One Stop Shop and Energy Resilience Fund is aimed at cutting red tape and accelerating regulatory processes in renewable projects
Eskom’s unbundling delayed as energy regulator stalls on licence for transmission company
Transmission company is another plan to raise revenue – provided the treasury approves it
SA’s R210 billion grid dilemma hits pause on load-shedding fix
Renewable energy could close the gap between demand and supply, ending load-shedding. But out-of-pocket Eskom must find money to upgrade its transmission infrastructure first
Eskom board dithers over suspending Oberholzer for his part in Fidelity security contract
Sources say the board will wait until the investigation is completed before making a decision
‘A very, very tight winter’ ahead with Eskom short of 3 000 megawatts
In the utility’s worst-case scenario, the country could experience stage eight load-shedding during the icy winter months
Light at the end of Eskom’s tunnel?
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…