The power utility is facing a myriad of problems, warning it cannot rule out the continued possibility of load-shedding for the coming 6-12 months
As testimony implicating him in wrongdoing mounts, the former acting Eskom CEO has acted to distance himself
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan had been forced to give up his plan to import technical assistance for Eskom from Rome
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While Eskom goes from one controversy to the next, the dissatisfaction of its workforce poses a real danger to Eskom’s ability to keep the lights on
A perfect storm of factors has left Eskom operating on the edge and South Africans facing more power cuts in the coming weeks
During the Sona debate, the public enterprises minister outlined the steps being taken to halt load-shedding
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told media on Thursday Christmas leave for senior management has been cancelled
Its financial and operational problems are hurting not only big users and consumers but also its own position
Two new reports show just how little countries are doing about climate change, and our own failings are laid bare
Abram Masango has resigned hours after Eskom suspended him
They are more vulnerable than adults and the effect for their wellbeing is life-long
Health problems are just one of the difficulties faced by people living right next to an open-cast coal mine in Mpumalanga
The nation has committed to $14.7-billion in investments
Pressing ahead with coal and nuclear power generation projects has come at a huge and unsustainable cost – to both Eskom and the country
An innovative business rescue has preserved an asset that would be impossible to restart, in hopes that the commodity cycle will swing up again
Hitachi has reportedly reached a settlement with US authorities to quash a corruption case related to dealings with ANC-front Chancellor House.
The state-owned utility’s inability to complete the Kusile and Medupi power plants is consuming billions of rands.
Eskom has warned that its R7-billion profit will not be enough to meet its revenue shortfall over the next five years and keep the lights on.
South Africa can expect electricity next year from coal-fired power stations Medupi in Limpopo and Kusile in Mpumalanga.
National Union of Metal Workers SA has proposed one centralised negotiation for wage disputes at Eskom’s Medupi, Kusile and Ingula projects.
Privatisation is mooted as the utility’s proposed tariff hikes look set to put the squeeze on users. Lynley Donnelly reports.
Eskom has called for the speedy resolution of strikes affecting the mining of coal, in times of an already strained electricity supply.
Eskom has come clean in Parliament on the costs of building the giant Medupi and Kusile power stations.
Eskom’s approved capital investment programme, which includes the capacity expansion programme, is the largest individual stimulus to the economy.
Eskom has secured more funding for its new Kusile power station through a R5.7-billion loan from the Export Import Bank.
Parastatal Eskom says it is "cautiously optimistic" that construction at both its Medupi and Kusile power station sites will fully resume next week.
South Africans must gird their loins for a tough, electricity-fraught winter.
Renewable energy gets a greater share and nuclear gets slightly less, but still there are risks in the system.
Power utility says it will go ahead with its plans even if the government can’t decide where the additional R20-billion will come from.
Eskom will get additional loan guarantees amounting to R350-billion, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan confirmed.