The Turkish-based gas-to-power firm thinks it is ready to swoop in and save the day by quickly providing more energy to South Africa
Planned outages will be short-term pain but long-term gain, minister says
Concerns about local manufacturers and engineers being left out of the projects have increased
This is in line with its turnaround plan which was approved by the department of public enterprises in 2019.
The growing black market is causing havoc for those investing in alternative energy sources
The trade union federation is concerned that the city has implemented price increases higher than Nersa’s recommended 15.1% for municipalities
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved one licence instead of the three needed to get the National Transmission Company of South Africa up and running
Electricity consumption dropped by 3.2% year-on-year in June, because of plant breakdowns and unscheduled maintenance
Eskom changed its rules, giving preference to projects that are ‘shovel-ready’ and would get new power on the grid quickly
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Sunday highlighted a raft of new transmission projects that will add 37 gigawatts of energy to the grid by 2033
The energy regulator approved the issuing of a licence to the transmission division of the power utility and gave the green light for additional new generation capacity
Rechargeable through the mains, a solar panel or your car, this small power source provides ‘lights out therapy
Ministers want President Ramaphosa to rein in the ANC secretary general
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Transmission company is another plan to raise revenue – provided the treasury approves it
Barbara Creecy gives the Turkish company another opportunity to proceed with its application to provide power to South Africa from Richards Bay
We need to begin any analysis with the realisation that capitalism has few winners
The minister of electricity will visit the Grootvlei power station after a fire broke out Saturday morning, resulting in unit two being put out.
Struggling utility is prepared for the worst, saying the cost to bring South Africa back online cannot be quantified
The Reserve Bank has already lifted rates 10 times since November 2021
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Former CEO will depart the utility at the end of the month
An update on the training and community support programmes taking shape at Eskom’s pilot renewable energy plant
Exorbitant electricity tariffs and longer stages of load-shedding have forced consumers to urgently seek off-grid alternatives
A cold spell combined with multiple generator breakdowns could necessitate higher levels of rotational blackouts
The ramped-up electricity cuts come amid a severe cold snap
Cold weather forces Eskom to implement higher stages of load-shedding
Improved energy supply was the result of a concerted effort to contain output losses, the electricity minister said
Investing in alternative energy results in the middle class cutting out luxuries to pay off debt
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Excess sulphur dioxide emissions will pollute the air, kill humans and damage the economy, they say
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Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion
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Renewable energy could close the gap between demand and supply, ending load-shedding. But out-of-pocket Eskom must find money to upgrade its transmission infrastructure first
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More businesses are taking on solar projects, what does this mean?
Electricity production has been decreasing for over 12 months as Eskom struggles to supply power