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.
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/ 21 January 2009
Eskom said on Tuesday costs for its two new power plants had risen on the back of volatile commodity markets, but they would be completed on time.
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/ 13 January 2009
The DA’s new policy statement on energy and the environment, released on Tuesday, calls for a new ministry to be created.
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/ 10 January 2009
Eskom shut down the construction of its Medupi power station in the country’s Limpopo province after a cholera scare, a spokesperson said on Friday.
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/ 13 December 2008
Nersa laid out the rules for its power conservation programme on Friday, in a bid for reaction from the public and affected sectors by early January.
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/ 11 December 2008
Eskom said on Wednesday it has awarded a R2,9-billion contract for construction at its Kusile Power Station to a joint venture of SA companies.
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/ 5 December 2008
Eskom on Friday said that it was "not in a position to invest in nuclear", and has terminated talks it was holding with nuclear technology providers.
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/ 4 December 2008
A government task team will be established to handle the effects of the global economic crisis, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced on Thursday.
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/ 3 December 2008
SA is in talks with the World Bank over a loan of up to -billion for Eskom’s expansion programme, an official at the Treasury said on Wednesday.
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/ 27 November 2008
South Africa has put a provision in its nuclear policy to restrict uranium exports to satisfy local demand.
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/ 26 November 2008
Eskom said on Wednesday that power supply was tight, increasing the likelihood of cuts, especially on the back of a temporary nuclear-unit shutdown.
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/ 20 November 2008
State-owned utility Eskom is to review its plan to raise tariffs on power in light of the global financial turmoil.
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/ 14 November 2008
South Africa has enough coal to help ensure electricity supply is enough for the next few months, said senior manager Andrew Etzinger.
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/ 13 November 2008
So far renewable energy investment has been stalling because private providers had no incentive to generate their own electricity.
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/ 10 November 2008
Eskom said on Monday it had signed a -million loan with the African Development Bank to support its power-expansion programme.
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/ 7 November 2008
South Africa’s economy will slow in 2008 but a healthy banking sector will stave off a recession even in the face of global financial turmoil.
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/ 1 November 2008
Indecision is threatening much-vaunted nuclear rennaisance, writes Stefaans Brümmer.
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/ 30 October 2008
Johannesburg residents demonstrating for free basic electricity threatened on Thursday to boycott next year’s general election.
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/ 15 October 2008
Eskom may propose legislation to force companies to save energy, a senior manager said on Wednesday.
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/ 14 October 2008
Eskom faces an huge funding hurdle not only because of the global financial meltdown, but also because its expansion spending has more than doubled.