‘Prudent operation and maintenance practices’ could prevent up to six stages of load-shedding, according to the report from the VGBE
Among state-owned entities, the beleaguered power utility is far and away the biggest risk to the public purse
State-owned entities have to match society’s expectations with harsh economic realities
Pumping limited resources into a project that is predominantly meant to extend dirty coal energy in South Africa is not what local communities and the climate needs.
A proposed pipeline will bring water polluted with Gauteng’s sewage to the Waterberg in Limpopo to boost the coal industry during the climate crisis
On 31 July 2020, the Mail & Guardian published an article with the headline “Eskom cancels dodgy R100m tender”. The headline was false and no contract was ever cancelled between Eskom and IDS Africa as no tender was awarded for the maintenance of boiler tubes at Medupi Power Station. IDS Africa was not found guilty […]
Before Big Coal, Lephalale was a small town with little water and few jobs. Two power plants have changed it
The former PIC chief muses over PIC debt-for-equity, privatisation and selling off power stations
Eskom’s negotiators in a R100-million maintenance contract came back with a proposal to push up the costs
Eskom’s woes are often because of boiler problems at its power plants. R50-billion has been set aside to fix them, but some of the contracts are going to questionable entities
Cyril Ramaphosa wants to do the right thing – bring independent power producers on to the grid. He must act despite opposition from top ANC members
Regular maintenance, zero corruption and no emergency coal procurement are the main issues
Items meant for the more than R300-million defunct Kusile accommodation project goes missing but no one is facing arrest
Despite the exorbitant costs of new facilities, they are not delivering on expectations
It was never in the public interest to incur a debt of $3.75-billion to build coal-burning Medupi
Construction on the issue-ridden Medupi and Kusile power stations, which began in 2007 and 2008, will go ahead
A power outage during the counting process could place the process at risk and at worst, compromise the credibility of the election
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
What South Africa needs is affordable, reliable and clean energy
During the Sona debate, the public enterprises minister outlined the steps being taken to halt load-shedding
The hidden costs of nuclear power and disingenuous claims made by the industry regulator cloud clarity about SA’s energy needs.
If a bidding company’s financial relationship has the potential to favour it in the award of a tender, it should not be bidding in the first place.
Numsa says its members still have to vote on Eskom’s offer that they return to work, but the NUM says they have already accepted the deal.
The metalworkers union says workers at the Medupi power station were partaking in a peaceful protest after which Eskom decided to shut down the plant.
Eskom contractors fired over 1 000 workers for taking part in an "illegal" strike at the Medupi power station in Limpopo, the power utility said.
Amid another Eskom power battle, public enterprises minister Lynne Brown says all she’s interested in is finding a solution to the power crisis.
The state-owned utility’s inability to complete the Kusile and Medupi power plants is consuming billions of rands.
Already four years behind schedule, the Limpopo coal power station is now only projected to be fully on line by 2019 at the earliest.
Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe said that while the week looked clear on load shedding they still couldn’t rule out the possibility of power cuts.
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.
Medupi delays have led to the utility forking out nearly R2-billion in penalties to supplier Exxaro.
At first we were told unit one of Medupi was vital to Eskom’s capacity issues. But now government says its contribution would have been negligible.