Ramaphosa says fundamental changes are underway in South Africa’s beleaguered energy sector
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 chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer says the utility will continue with planned maintenance, even at the risk of load-shedding
Corporates are already wheeling electricity and planning alternative power plants, and many households are using a mixture of energy sources
Eskom’s unbundling is underway, with the transmission unit of the utility set to be operational in 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary
Eskom warns that the decision, if implemented, will cause immediate power blackouts, as well as push electricity tariffs higher
The official unemployment rate rose to 34.9% in the third quarter of 2021 — the highest since 2008
The central bank has been criticised for hiking interest rates to the detriment of employment
Cyril Ramaphosa says the terms of $8.5-million climate finance offered to South Africa by wealthy countries are not yet set in stone
Global inflation has surprised on the upside, which may factor into whether the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee decides to raise the interest rate on Thursday
Eskom appeals to the public to help the utility to avoid more power outages by reducing electricity usage
The department of water and sanitation and Rand Water have addressed questions about the inauspicious timing of this week’s shutdown
Eskom’s chief executive, Andre de Ruyter, said a number of units were returning to service
Energy ministers on the continent should be discussing solutions to the climate crisis and a just transition instead
The beleaguered power utility has managed to recover 2000 megawatts in partial load losses from when it implemented stage four load-shedding earlier in the week
André de Ruyter assures the public that the power utility is currently on track to lift load-shedding on Saturday morning
The power utility’s external auditors said record-keeping was so inadequate that it would have to be resolved before management could devise a realistic plan to curb waste and fraud
Power utility plans to move to stage three rolling blackouts from Wednesday
Saftu and NUM leaders warn that load-shedding will cause devastating job losses and scupper economic recovery
The state power utility, saddled with a creaking generation infrastructure, has been forced to increase rolling blackouts to avoid overwhelming the national grid
Eskom said it would scale back to stage 2 outages from early Saturday for the rest of the weekend but was no longer able to compensate by burning open-cycle gas turbines
Eskom has announced that stage two load-shedding will be implemented from 4pm on Tuesday afternoon until 5am on Wednesday morning.
Earlier this week, the ailing utility’s chief operating officer assured the public it would try to avoid load-shedding as voters head to the polls on Monday
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 Ekurhuleni mayor’s family home and the Katlehong section in which it is situated are spared the debilitating five-hour blackouts from powerless Eskom
Chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said the ailing state power utility’s staff would be on standby as South Africans cast their votes on 1 November
Meet the father, the cook and the chief executive of Eskom, who wakes up at 3am and writes speeches. André de Ruyter speaks to Athandiwe Saba about the future of the power utility, balancing its debt and how to make the best bully beef toast
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Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
Department of forestry, fisheries and environment refuses to grant environmental authorisation for gas-to-power projects
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