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After more than a century of monopoly control under Eskom, South Africa is shifting towards a competitive multi-market electricity system, (Eskom)
CARBON

Some 32 000 people could die if SA doesn’t switch to greener power sooner

People who live close to coal-fired power plants continue to fall ill from breathing in dirty air

  • Zano Kunene
10 min read
Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
EAF

Electricity generation capacity continues to improve, says Ramokgopa

Planned outages will be short-term pain but long-term gain, minister says

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
Brazen: Procurement corruption and sabotage at Tutuka power station has resulted in it being Eskom’s worst-performing power plant. Photo: Deon Raath/Gallo Images
EAF

Eskom’s new board under the whip

Eskom’s new board faces the reality that the utility’s problems far outweigh the board’s solutions to achieve a 75% energy availability

  • Mandisa Makgakga
7 min read