Chris Yelland
latest news & developments
40 days without load-shedding, but rolling outages not over yet
Government’s partnership with business and the increase in solar rooftops, photovoltaic and battery storage has contributed to the decrease in blackouts
Eskom fears revenue dip as appetite for solar PV grows
Exorbitant electricity tariffs and longer stages of load-shedding have forced consumers to urgently seek off-grid alternatives
Renewables bidders out in the cold
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion
Eskom: Solar energy does not help during peak load-shedding hours
More businesses are taking on solar projects, what does this mean?
Electricity minister’s new powers are minimal, say analysts
Energy analysts have said section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act made it clear that Ramokgopa has been allocated ‘nothing meaningful’
‘Tentative’ President Ramaphosa has a council for every crisis but no solutions
Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours
Eskom’s head of generation quits amid load-shedding crisis
The state utility’s generation division is central to the country’s energy crisis as its ageing coal fleet has caused South Africans to put up with 15 years of intermittent…
Brace for above inflation electricity hike and municipalities’ power grab
The price of electricity could go up by 20.5% in April and an upcoming court bid could see users paying surcharges to municipalities
‘Rule of law’ closes in as Eskom’s applications to postpone compliance with air pollution standards are denied
Eskom warns that the decision, if implemented, will cause immediate power blackouts, as well as push electricity tariffs higher
Eskom will push up the price of electricity, even though its sales have been dwindling
The law of demand says that the higher the price of a good is, the less people will demand it. But Eskom, sales of electricity have been dropping, yet the utility wants consumers…
Eskom could be fined R5-million over pollution at Kendal power station
The power utility is being taken to court by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries in a first-of-its-kind criminal prosecution
Governance problems at Nersa — shades of Eskom?
Once again, public sector governance issues, and battles between the CEO, the board and the responsible minister have rocked South Africa.
Infrastructure development is key
Increases in demand and production will put pressure on the existing limitations of the supply chain.