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
People living around the power station are calling for it to be reopened
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Sunday highlighted a raft of new transmission projects that will add 37 gigawatts of energy to the grid by 2033
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
Industry players have said the country could lose out on investments
Struggling utility is prepared for the worst, saying the cost to bring South Africa back online cannot be quantified
Two units at the nuclear power station will be out of action in September, meaning the loss of about 1 840 megawatts or about two stages of load-shedding
A cold spell combined with multiple generator breakdowns could necessitate higher levels of rotational blackouts
In the urgency that has accompanied the shift to green energy, private finance threatens to encroach on public interests
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
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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Notwithstanding the transmission dilemma, the minister’s Sunday briefing suggested that the crisis-hit energy system was recovering
Eight million smart meters in homes, coupled with solar geysers, will reduce electricity demand
Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal are currently the only provinces that have capacity for new renewable energy to be added to the grid
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom is in the process of stabilising the national grid so that it will have the capacity to accept new renewable projects
A discussion document prepared for the youth league’s national congress weighs in on the ‘baseload’ debate
The electricity minister says the cost of diesel should be weighed against the cost of higher stages of load-shedding to the economy
The use of fuel that is not environment friendly is to take centre stage in negotiations
Control measures are in place, minister reassured the public
Energy analysts have said section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act made it clear that Ramokgopa has been allocated ‘nothing meaningful’
The minister of mineral resources and energy, Gwede Mantashe, assured the mining community that he is still working towards reducing load-shedding
The recent rand crash has led some to believe another 50 basis point rise is on the horizon, despite a view that further hiking will do little to tame inflation
The utility has said needs more funds for the fuel to meet a court order that public schools and hospitals are exempt from load-shedding
The president told parliament that anyone with evidence of corruption at Eskom must give the information to the authorities
When the president merged the mining and energy departments under his most powerful lieutenants he made a decision that would come back to bite him
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned of stage 8 load-shedding for up to 152 consecutive days
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