The official opposition has argued that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa had not considered the effect of the tarrif rise on poor households
Andy Mothibi tells MPs the former Eskom CEO could face legal action
Improved capacity means stage four load shedding for the week ahead
Stage six is back as the ANC deals decisively with load-shedding
The improvement in confidence was helped by the change in attitude of affluent consumers, who were spooked by severe load-shedding and the Russian cargo ship debacle in the previous quarter
Breakdowns at several power stations that coincided with the ramping up of planned equipment maintenance have led to stage six rolling blackouts
A boost to manufacturing and agriculture’s rebound has seen the country’s GDP expand 0.6% quarter-on-quarter
Eskom will implement stage six load-shedding, or up to 10 hours of blackouts, from Tuesday morning until further notice
Wheeling electricity across the grid offers a solution to South Africa’s power crisis, so why is it not happening in the energy heartland?
Acting CEO Calib Cassim told the M&G there has to be planning for what happens after the debt relief ends
Acting chief executive says he still has work to do in his financial role at the utility
The corporatisation of SOEs has disempowered the South African public and benefited corporate power and private finance
Winter recedes and the demand of electricity drops, planned maintenance, accompanied by rolling blackouts, will be ramped up
Among state-owned entities, the beleaguered power utility is far and away the biggest risk to the public purse
Utility says that this will encourage defaulting municipalities to cough up
Eskom expects units from Kusile and Tutuka power stations to be back online in November
The lack of financial viability of councils is a threat to the state-owned-entity’s sustainability
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
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