Lomas was brought to South Africa from the United Kingdom to stand trial with former Eskom executives
The power utility has achieve 150 consecutive days of without blackouts
The government’s support for coal-fired power and reluctance to transition to renewable energy undermines potential for economic expansion and job creation in the renewable energy sector
However, the utility says has put measures in place to deal with the problem
Units one to three will be restored to service sooner than expected, likely meaning less load-shedding, electricity minister promises
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
Activists say the deaths of vulnerable people is too high a price to pay for electricity when alternatives are available
The exemption will have a major effect on people’s health, say environmental justice groups
Only the government — not Eskom or municipalities — can address load-shedding by building more capacity and ensuring sufficient supply, the parties said
The president tells party leaders that the new electricity minister will also be a project manager for Medupi and Kusile power stations
The search is still on for a replacement for outgoing CEO Andre de Ruyter, board member Mteto Nyati says.
With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned
Solar alternatives are the quickest alternative and with banks on board, people, institutions and businesses can ensure we are no longer left in the dark
Continued blackouts highly likely on Wednesday and Thursday, the energy entity added
The power utility said it would go to court to declare ownership of land not registered to it, but has not done so
The cash-strapped power utility is disposing of its land for low prices without the involvement of the treasury, sources say
Load-shedding will be in place from 5pm on Monday to 5am on Wednesday
Some 4 435MW of power is out on planned maintenance, and another 8 093MW has been lost because of breakdowns to units at various power stations
Eskom appeals to the public to help the utility to avoid more power outages by reducing electricity usage
Eskom has had 11 chief executives and countless board changes in 10 years, and its condition remains just as critical. Will another reshuffle make a difference?
Eskom has announced that stage two load-shedding will be implemented from 4pm on Tuesday afternoon until 5am on Wednesday morning.
Stage four load-shedding rolled out to ensure the polls on Monday 1 November are energy secure
Stage-four outages will continue until Friday after the loss of two units during the night, and three in total at Medupi, Kusile and Matla power plants tripping
The new plant can’t meet World Bank’s loan conditions or sulphur emissions limits
The fund chairperson says while they may consider Cosatu’s plan to use state pensions to bail out Eskom, the deal has to be within its ambit