Eskom chief executive Brian Dames warned that the utility faced a long summer of maintenance of its power plants, increasing the risk of load-shedding
Eskom has paid executive committee members 109% more in 2011 than last year, according to its financial statements for the year ended March 31.
Eskom — which is struggling to keep the lights on — has been interrupting supplies to BHP Billiton’s smelters to help manage its tight supplies.
Eskom said using electricity could stave off the re-introduction of load shedding as cold winds and snow dragged temperatures down to single digits.
City Power Johannesburg has posted load-shedding schedules on its website, but said this did not mean it would happen, it has been reported.
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/ 13 January 2011
South Africans should continue to use electricity more efficiently, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday.
The demand for electricity is set to increase by about 2% in 2011 as the country’s economy recovers, Eskom CEO Brian Dames said on Thursday.
Sarah Nuttall’s work challenges received academic
wisdom and personal boundaries, writes Shaun de Waal.
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/ 31 October 2008
SA may face fresh power cuts early in 2009 because the level of voluntary energy savings has fallen below the required 10%.
Cosatu said admissions made at a conference on the mining industry’s response to the power crisis have "totally vindicated" its mass-action campaign.
State-owned power utility Eskom said on Thursday it was confident South Africa could get through the winter months without power cuts.
Backup electricity can be a costly exercise, writes Barrie Terblanche
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa) decision to grant Eskom a 27,5% tariff increase was a ”watershed” moment, the utility said.
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/ 15 November 2007
Picture it: Johannesburg, 2010. It’s the final of the World Cup, and Bafana Bafana are playing England. Soccer City is brightly lit.