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Power parastatal’s insistence on building ‘bespoke’ power stations could cost R100-billion extra.
Eskom has appointed JP Morgan Chase and Swiss bank Credit Suisse to help raise funds for expansion, it was reported on Monday.
SA on Friday welcomed a decision by the World Bank to grant Eskom a $3,75-billion loan to develop a power plant to boost flagging power supply.
The World Bank has approved the granting of a $3,75-billion loan to electricity parastatal Eskom
The United States has abstained on the vote by the World Bank’s board of directors on the proposed Eskom loan of $3,75-billion.
Opposition leader Helen Zille has lobbied the US and Britain not to support SA’s request for a World Bank loan to build a new power station.
All South Africans should support the granting of the World Bank loan to Eskom, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday.
Eskom and BHP Billiton have agreed to amend pricing agreements for power supplies to BHP aluminium smelters in SA and Mozambique, Eskom said.
With its proposed Medupi power station, South Africa is an industrialised global climate player and major polluter.
Cosatu expressed concern after the Public Protector found that former Eskom chairperson Valli Moosa had acted improperly when awarding a contract.
SA’s power supply is seen as a serious concern from 2011 onwards until new power stations come on stream, Eskom said on Tuesday.
Activists launched their campaign for free electricity outside Eskom’s Braamfontein, Johannesburg, offices on Monday.
The government may be unable to provide further loans to utility Eskom, it was reported on Monday.
Busa backed the urgent need for a World Bank loan to Eskom as a part of a larger borrowing programme by the power utility.
Power cuts may still be a reality for South Africans, despite sharp electricity price hikes, Nersa has said.
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/ 25 February 2010
It is necessary to look at Nersa’s decision on Eskom’s tariffs in the context of the possibilities it creates, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says.
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/ 24 February 2010
The Congress of South African Trade Unions called the hikes — more than four times the current rate of inflation — "totally unacceptable".
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/ 24 February 2010
Nersa on Wednesday granted Eskom a nominal 24,8% tariff increase for the 2010/11 financial year, raising concerns this would fuel inflation.
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/ 24 February 2010
Nersa on Wednesday granted Eskom a 24,8% tariff increase for the 2010/11 financial year, falling short of the power firm’s request for a 35% hike.
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/ 23 February 2010
South Africa plans to build multiple nuclear plants to plug the country’s power deficit and reduce its carbon footprint, a senior official said.
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/ 23 February 2010
Eskom has filed court papers accusing former CEO Jacob Maroga of having "failed to perform his duties" and being "dishonest", it was reported.
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/ 22 February 2010
The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) is expected to announce its decision on Eskom’s tariff application on Wednesday.
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/ 19 February 2010
Opposition parties heavily criticised the ANC’s economic policies, but offered few constructive alternatives at a Critical Thinking Forum this week.
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/ 10 February 2010
If ever there was a poster for why nationalisation sucks, Alexcor, Eskom, SAA, SABC, Denel and Sentech would feature boldly and largely on it.
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/ 1 February 2010
A commission of inquiry is the only way to sort out the "critical mass of maladministration and mismanagement" at Eskom, the DA says.
Eskom is seeking substantial price hikes, but there are still questions about where the parastatal’s funds are going. Lynley Donnelly reports.
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/ 28 January 2010
The current Eskom application for a 35% electricity tariff increase is a farce, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Thursday.
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/ 28 January 2010
Anglo American’s South African coal unit expects domestic demand to drive future expansion, especially in the underexploited Waterberg area.
Will rivers cope with the demands made on them for energy supplies? Ilham Rawoot reports.
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/ 27 January 2010
The numbers show that such a swift and steep increase may hamper the country’s recovery from the economic crisis, curb its growth and threaten jobs.
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/ 27 January 2010
White extremists stuck in 1972 and Women’s League Cardigans. Hayibo’s take on the news of the day.