At a high-profile "pressure test" at the Medupi power plant, President Jacob Zuma was upstaged by the local mayor, writes Daniel Bethencourt.
The government is doing everything in its power to avoid power outages, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Friday.
Namibia has plans to become a big energy player but consumers will feel the pain this winter, writes John Grobler.
Transnet will face an increased demand for coal delivery from Eskom of up to 30-million tons by 2019 to supply its power plants.
Project glitches hold up power plant’s completion but they ‘will not leave South Africa in the dark’, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.
Southern African countries bear the brunt of ambitious plans gone awry, writes Roman Grynberg.
The SIU’s capacity to investigate corruption is under threat from a cash crisis that has forced it to terminate the contracts of part-time staff.
Getting a licence to generate electricity can take as long as three years and several companies are competing for the opportunity.
Although 300 000 motorists have registered for the e-tolling system in Gauteng, experts say there is no legal way to force road users to pay.
A once promising geyser manufacturer is under pressure and faces closure following funding cuts.
Eskom chief executive Brian Dames has to overcome numerous hurdles. He needs the public to save energy and municipalities to lower profit margins.
The lower-than-expected electricity price hike will have to be paid eventually but in the meantime Eskom begs consumers not to use more power.
Nersa has cut the increase in electricity tariffs for Eskom to 16% for the 2012/2013 financial year from the previously approved hike of 25.9%.
Parastatal has to burn money to kill energy-guzzling furnaces as it faces a tight spot in power supply.
The ANC wants to ensure the state power utility’s future needs are met, but it has also acknowledged
the need to move to other energy sources.
Eskom has paid an international ferrochrome producer to shut two of its furnaces in SA in to help the utility cope with its tight electricity supply.
Carbon tax which will reward and punish businesses accordingly will be introduced next year.
The Young Communist League says the Free State government needs to act on the commitments promised by premier Ace Magashule in the Sopa address.
The Chamber of Mines advocates public-private partnerships instead of more state involvement.
President Zuma has given the Special Investigating Unit the go ahead to investigate Eskom for evidence of corruption, fraud and maladministration.
Supply constraints, double-digit price hikes and power outages are taking their toll on the economy, experts say. And brace for more load-shedding.
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/ 1 February 2012
Eskom has been ordered to raise its wage increase to the National Union of Mineworkers by at least 1%.
Eskom says South Africans have to reduce their electricity use by a tenth, so it can take power stations offline for dangerously overdue maintenance.
Energy amendment Bills centralise rather than devolve powers, industry insiders say.
Bids will bring 3 750 megawatts of alternative energy on to the grid within the next three years at a total cost of R120-billion.
Anti-fracking lobby group gets celebrity to be the face of its campaign.
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/ 12 January 2012
Eskom says the performance of the country’s power system has improved since Monday, with the parastatal saying it would continue to be on alert.
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/ 11 January 2012
Fedusa says it is worried that Ethe high risk of power outages announced by Eskom could affect households and businesses for the rest of the month.
Eskom has warned of a very high risk of rolling blackouts around SA, but says it has been doing everything it can to avert the "load-shedding".
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says South Africa may delay electricity tariff hikes in a move likely to hurt power utility Eskom’s funding drive.
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/ 2 December 2011
Municipal electricity costs are coming under fire as the state gears up to review South Africa’s electricity pricing policy.
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/ 23 November 2011
Eskom has grown its net profit to R12.8-billion in the six months to end of September, chief financial officer Paul O’Flaherty says.