Power utility says it will go ahead with its plans even if the government can’t decide where the additional R20-billion will come from.
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/ 12 November 2010
Government will allocate an additional R20-billion to power utility Eskom, it was announced on Thursday.
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/ 11 November 2010
Government announced Cabinet has approved a R20-billion equity injection for Eskom over three years in a bid to strengthen the utility’s finances.
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/ 11 November 2010
State holdings are to be liquidated to fund a R20-billion equity injection for Eskom’s build programme, government said on Thursday.
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/ 9 November 2010
The government will have to make decisions "soon" if it is to meet its target of new nuclear power capacity by 2023, Eskom says.
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/ 8 November 2010
New Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has a lot to pick up, that his ousted predecessor was forced to drop.
Public enterprises minister calls for robust leadership of parastatals.
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/ 4 November 2010
Eskom said on Thursday it has received a loan of R15-billion from the Development Bank of Southern Africa to fund new power projects.
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/ 29 October 2010
In this extract from a new book <b>Sam Sole</b> traces the link between the ANC’s policy of cadre deployment , BEE and its business interests.
Eskom will get additional loan guarantees amounting to R350-billion, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan confirmed.
Government has extended guarantees to Eskom by R174-billion, to a total of R350-billion, to help finance its electricity generation programme.
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/ 27 October 2010
South Africa opened public hearings on a $125-billion energy plan on Tuesday to shift from dependency on coal while avoiding major price rises.
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/ 26 October 2010
South Africa’s needs pale when compared with India’s, which are astronomical.
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/ 25 October 2010
Parastatal Eskom wants to leave its troubled past behind and focus on keeping lights on over the next seven years, its new leadership said on Monday.
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/ 20 October 2010
The debate about biofuel has largely been silent since the advent of the recession but as the economy slowly recovers the talk has begun again.
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/ 20 October 2010
Read an edited extract from the Shell Energy Dialogue debate of whether alternative energies are in the pipeline for SA or merely a pipe dream.
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/ 20 October 2010
Cheaper money and lower cost have made green energy even more attractive to producers.
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/ 18 October 2010
The IRP2010 has shown the way forward but it’s not going to be plain sailing.
South Africa will face rolling blackouts from 2011 until 2016 — like those seen in 2008 — if drastic action is not taken.
Eskom appears to have started building at its Safari sub-station without an environmental management plan, environmental affairs said on Tuesday.
Never mind nationalisation — ANC delegates in Durban should address the country’s power crisis.
A wholly independent systems and market operator which could change the face of SA’s electricity market, is unlikely to be built for five years.
Eskom trade unions have signed a wage deal after "marathon meetings", the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday.
But my interest is how Dames intends dealing with other pressing legacy issues that are stacked up in his in-tray, writes <b>Kevin Davie</b>.
Minister in the National Planning Commission Trevor Manuel has come out in defence of parastatals who splurged millions on Soccer World Cup tickets.
South African unions dropped on Sunday a threat to strike at power utility Eskom this week after receiving a higher wage offer.
Struggling SA state-owned firms have spent R110-million on World Cup tickets, angering trade unions which have accused top executives of selfishness.
As workers prepare to face off with Eskom, figures reveal that employees in the electricity sector are among the highest-paid in formal industry.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Thursday rejected Eskom’s wage increase offer.
The National Union of Mineworkers on Wednesday notified Eskom of its intention to go on strike next week over wages, a union spokesperson said.
A potential strike at Eskom widened after a second union said on Wednesday its members rejected a new pay offer.
The National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) leaders have voted to go on strike at Eskom from next week.