The trade union federation is using protest to demand urgent action from the government to avoid an ‘economic collapse’
South Africa must reject green capitalism and develop a public pathway to energy security
DA’s attempt to move away from Eskom’s power outages put on hold after parties accuse mayor of flouting municipal legislation
So says Rudi Dicks, who is in charge of coordinating President Cyril Ramaphosa’s initiatives to drive structural reforms and employment
Continued blackouts highly likely on Wednesday and Thursday, the energy entity added
The Karpowership proposal lacked proper environmental assessments, according to the minister, with noise impacts specifically noted
The country needs a greener economy but energy specialists say policymakers must ensure the creation of a fairer economy in the process
The power utility said it would go to court to declare ownership of land not registered to it, but has not done so
The cash-strapped power utility is disposing of its land for low prices without the involvement of the treasury, sources say
Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable
It can neither hold the centre nor lead society. The recent policy conference was bereft of new ideas
Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable
Two environmental organisations have asked the court to stop the authorisation for a 3 000 megawatt gas-to-power plant in Richards Bay
There was strong support for the president’s recent announcement of interventions to help stabilise Eskom and improve its plant performance
The president’s plans to ensure a reliable supply of energy are welcome but do not go far enough
The head of state is in for a heated weekend — De Ruyter permitting — when the ANC holds it national policy conference
Dividing the company into generation, transmission and distribution divides responsibility, and could triple the scale of the problems
We are fixing Eskom, president says of programme to transform the electricity sector for future sustainability, including boosting private input
The energy minister says André de Ruyter is a chief executive and the power utility needs someone who will focus on what is broken
The state must take control of energy supply to increase capacity with funding from the Public Investment Corporation and the South African Reserve Bank rather than relying on the private sector
Technology is improving rapidly, meaning domestic solar systems could be the solution to South Africa’s energy crisis
After 14 years of blackouts, the president has promised to expedite load-shedding’s finale
Transnet’s former chief executive Siyabonga Gama will return to court in August
However as generation capacity shortages persist over the next few weeks, load shedding will continue to be implemented at various stages
The suspects are two men who worked for Swiss engineering firm ABB and allegedly ensured lucrative deals were handed to a company in which former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko’s stepdaughter held a stake
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government will shorthly announce actions ‘to achieve much faster progress in tackling load-shedding’
The completion of maintenance to a unit at the nuclear plant will add 920 megawatts to the grid
After more than a decade of electricity shortages, South Africans are right to feel frustrated and angry.
Eskom has sunk on Ramaphosa’s watch. The government needs to get its focus right and fix it
They have not the lights on and must make way for those who can turn the utility around
The commission said the goals of the National Development Plan, which it is charged with advancing, ‘cannot be achieved without energy security’
Shutting down Eskom’s coal plants and shifting to cleaner technologies will bring ‘cleaner air’ to the polluted Mpumalanga Highveld, says the utility’s environmental manager