Workers are considering Eskom’s offer to reinstate them even though working conditions at the Medupi power plant have not yet been addressed.
Already four years behind schedule, the Limpopo coal power station is now only projected to be fully on line by 2019 at the earliest.
The DA is seeking clarity on government’s bailout plans for Eskom, and wants to know how much of its debt will be absorbed by taxpayers.
Treasury has said it will be allocating support funding to state-owned power utility Eskom to "help relieve the impact on electricity consumers".
The utility is looking to save a further 1000 megawatts through reduced use by both large and residential customers.
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Medupi delays have led to the utility forking out nearly R2-billion in penalties to supplier Exxaro.
Polite compliments and vagueness mask the rumblings of political disquiet at the power utility.
Power utility Eskom has been dealt another blow with the resignation of its chief executive Brian Dames, who will leave the company in March 2014.
Eskom could use another firm to work alongside Alstom if the latter does not install software for the Medpui plant’s boilers on time, say reports.
Many Medupi workers have been sent off site after protests, but the utility was working to get operations back to normal, says Eskom.
This week on the M&G Newsroom, we’ll look at why Oupa Magashula had to resign, whether Eskom can keep the lights on, and what the new cabinet means.
A six month delay in electricity generation at the Medupi power station will hit the country’s poorest households the hardest, says Mamphela Ramphele.
Eskom has been "on the back foot" of its Medupi power station project from the get-go, says its financial director, Paul O’Flaherty.
National Union of Metal Workers SA has proposed one centralised negotiation for wage disputes at Eskom’s Medupi, Kusile and Ingula projects.
As the world debates about how safe and cost-effective nuclear power is, Dirk de Vos focuses in on SA and other power source options for the country
Striking workers at the Medupi power station in Limpopo are expected to return work, says the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa.
A tough road lies ahead for SA’s plan to use local expertise in its massive infrastructure programme.
Compliance notices have been issued against sand miners in Lephalale. Their operations must now stop or they will face legal action.
Medupi’s strategic importance has outweighed all attempts to save the stricken Mokolo River.
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.
At a high-profile "pressure test" at the Medupi power plant, President Jacob Zuma was upstaged by the local mayor, writes Daniel Bethencourt.
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Project glitches hold up power plant’s completion but they ‘will not leave South Africa in the dark’, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.
The builders of Medupi Power Station are being accused of breaking promises.
While Eskom nestles on a R50-billion pile of money, everyone from manufacturers to residents are reeling as rising electricity prices hit home.
Eskom’s approved capital investment programme, which includes the capacity expansion programme, is the largest individual stimulus to the economy.
Parastatal Eskom says it is "cautiously optimistic" that construction at both its Medupi and Kusile power station sites will fully resume next week.
Renewable energy gets a greater share and nuclear gets slightly less, but still there are risks in the system.
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The Medupi project in Limpopo is seen as important in bridging the gap between power supply and demand.
Eskom’s World Bank loan is subject to conditions on combating corruption and mitigating the impact of greenhouse gas pollution, Pravin Gordhan said.
It was not up to the ANC to decide whether its investment arm, Chancellor House, should get rid of its stake in Hitachi, Gwede Mantashe said.
As the World Bank approved a $3-billion loan for the Medupi plant on Thursday, both the details and the impacts of the loan continue to be criticised.