Contingencies are in place for the maintenance shutdown, the water and sanitation department says
The 40 days free of energy outages is a result of maintenance of the electricity system, lower peak-time demand and the return to service of units at Koeberg, Medupi and Kusile power stations
The six-month period required to conduct maintenance is crucial to ‘avoid any catastrophic event’
The electricity minister said the turnaround should be celebrated, and had nothing to do with next month’s elections
The electricity minister said the delay in approving environmental assessments undermines investor confidence
The power utility needs to put in place mechanisms to get access to funds for the shift to renewable energy
Breakdowns at several power stations that coincided with the ramping up of planned equipment maintenance have led to stage six rolling blackouts
Rand Water says the shutdown was successfully completed
Recovery could take five to 14 days, advises Johannesburg Water
Beleaguered utility fined R950 million for delays in planned maintenance at Koeberg, which will leave the country without a major power source for months
Political parties and NGOs will be taking Nersa and Eskom to court for granting the utility an 18.65% tariff hike
Power utility will buy significantly more electricity from IPPs as they come onto the grid, outgoing chief executive De Ruyter tells NCOP
Eskom’s Jan Oberholzer says South Africans should to prepare for more power cuts over the next year
The joint standing committee on the financial management of parliament met about preliminary findings on fire damage
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
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
A green investment increases resilience and adapts cities to the harmful effects of climate change — and increases property prices and addresses issues such as health, water, sanitation and transport
Municipalities have failed to maintain their existing infrastructure for providing residents with water