Eskom will be freed from borrowing more money for its operational needs and capital requirements for the next five years because of the government’s debt relief package and the tariffs approved by the national energy regulator, Nersa.
The new chief executive is charged with ending load-shedding and unbundling the power utility into three divisions – generation, transmission and distribution
Hit by the pandemic, unrest and load-shedding, the province’s economy has suffered a chronic decline
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No buffalo on the menu at South Africa/Namibia gala dinner
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned of stage 8 load-shedding for up to 152 consecutive days
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Gauteng’s musical chairs in its economic cluster is a microcosm of South Africa’s biggest problem
The deputy president told the National Council of Provinces that the municipal debt relief would be conditional and application-based
The ‘big bulls’ told the electricity minister that his plan to extend Eskom’s coal fired plants should be taken to the National Energy Crisis Committee
The electricity minister’s plan will be discussed at a special cabinet meeting called by President Cyril Ramaphosa
The public enterprises minister said climate change had to be addressed but the shift to clean energy had to consider South Africa’s economic reality
A proposal to move some of energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s powers to the electricity ministry could result in a battle between him and the president
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Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has a tough challenge ahead
Eskom’s board chair was speaking on a panel about the country’s energy crisis at the South Africa Investment Conference on Thursday
Is it too early to pass judgment on South Africa’s newest cabinet member, considering some of his remarks fly in the face of global and local green energy plans?
It’s something to ruminate on as we sit in stage six of load-shedding, further weakening our fiscal position
Ramokgopa’s intention of keeping ageing, expensive coal-fired power stations going flies in the face of policy
Units not returning to service, increased demand after the long weekend and re-opening of schools mean the utility can’t cope with demand
President Cyril Ramaphosa has graduated from being a shocked president to one of U-turns
From irregular expenditure to energy precarity and deals gone wrong, the power utility is the talk of the town
Changes to the law and subsidies for solar, are steps in the right direction
Fano Buthelezi believes his traditional faith – with a mix of Christianity and Islam – keeps his woodwork shop going amid Eskom’s blackouts
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Eskom has implemented rolling blackouts to ease pressure on the national grid as its generating units struggle to keep up with demand
The two interventions have received major blowback with critics accusing the government of undermining public oversight
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Legal challenges to the disaster management plans could lead to ‘serious embarrassment’ for the state
Beleaguered utility fined R950 million for delays in planned maintenance at Koeberg, which will leave the country without a major power source for months
Other sources of air pollution such as coal, wood and paraffin increase when the coal-fired power stations are down
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The Economic Freedom Fighters has accused Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana of encouraging corruption in Eskom
The Russian leader has more chance of being arrested at home than he does in Mzansi
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Former president says closing ranks around Ramaphosa alienates the masses
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The government is in talks with Eskom to keep water pumps going during blackouts, the president told MPs
The former Eskom chief executive has accepted an invitation to make submissions to the standing committee on public accounts
A new report by groundWork shines the spotlight on the closure of Komati power station in Mpumalanga
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