Eskom workers have begun preparing to strike as early as Monday, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday.
Eskom is now playing catch-up after five years in which it built no power stations.
The environmental impact assessment reports released by Eskom consultants on three proposed nuclear stations read as tendentious propaganda.
The National Press Club has declared the Congress of the People and Eskom joint winners of its newsmaker of the year 2008 award.
Two 4 800MW power plants Eskom is constructing are on track, and it expects to seek approval from the board for a third plant in December.
Many South Africans are cutting down on electricity consumption after Eskom was granted a 31% tariff hike, a survey has found.
Eskom has put plans in place in case several of its generators trip, it said on Tuesday but added the power supply in the country for now was stable.
SA’s power regulator on Thursday granted Eskom a 31,3% tariff rise for the 2009-10 financial year, falling just short of the firm’s request for 34%.
Electricity parastatal Eskom is guilty of price discrimination, economist Mike Schussler said on Friday.
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says that measures must be put in place to shield the poor from an electricity price increase requested by Eskom.
Eskom said on Monday that power supply is still vulnerable and could worsen if it fails to get a tariff increase to fund its expansion.
Eskom’s application for a 34% price hike is for the benefit of South Africa, the parastatal’s chief executive, Jacob Maroga, said on Monday.
Johannesburg residents will be expected to cough up 30% more for their electricity if the council approves the budget for the 2009/10 financial year.
The National Consumer Forum will request the National Energy Regulator to reject Eskom’s 34% price hike, it said on Tuesday.
Eskom, seeking to expand power generation capacity in Africa’s biggest economy, has applied to raise tariffs by a nominal 34%.
SA’s economy will remain lacklustre this year, helping to cool inflation, although expected electricity price increases pose a risk to the outlook.
Eskom, which has delayed an application for a tariff increase, is in danger of missing a July 1 deadline for any tariff hike to be implemented.
Eskom may need to approach the government for yet more support to help fund its R384-billion investment programme, its head was quoted as saying.
Eskom is likely to apply to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa for a 34% increase in electricity tariffs for the coming year.
Eskom gives cash-strapped Pamodzi Gold less than a week to settle its electricity bills amounting millions of rands to avoid power cuts at operations.
A R29-million tender awarded by Eskom to Kwanda Ferro-Alloy African Resources was fatally flawed, the Supreme Court of Appeal held on Friday.
South African power utility Eskom said on Wednesday the country would need to invest up to R110-billion in coal mining by 2020.
South Africa is confident it can overcome structural and financial challenges to balance a power shortage with climate concerns.
SA cannot afford further delays in restructuring electricity distribution, Minister of Minerals and Energy Buyelwa Sonjica said on Tuesday.
ANC heavyweight Valli Moosa has spun through the revolving door, sharing in an Eskom outsourcing contract worth hundreds of millions of rands.
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/ 20 February 2009
The M&G has been vindicated in its findings about a multibillion-rand Eskom tender involving former minister Valli Moosa, reports Sam Sole.
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/ 18 February 2009
Valli Moosa, former chairperson of the Eskom board, failed to manage a conflict of interest in the awarding of a contract, the public protector said.
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/ 18 February 2009
Nersa will take into account changes in the economic environment and a decision to guarantee loans for Eskom when deciding the next tarrif rise.
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/ 13 February 2009
South Africa created a task force to develop an integrated energy strategy that will ensure a consistent electricity supply.
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/ 10 February 2009
Eskom has submitted a long-awaited application for a new tariff increase to Nersa, Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Tuesday.
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/ 6 February 2009
Next week’s 2009/10 budget should bring about an increase in spending on social infrastructure, KPMG said on Friday.
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/ 23 January 2009
There have been no deliberate power cuts since April last year, state-owned electricity company Eskom said on Friday.