Two of the power utility’s generators have failed, pushing up the risk of blackouts as engineers attempt to determine the cause of the breakdowns.

The path to prosperity in India is not as straight and smooth as many would like to believe.

A massive blackout caused by "human failure" left nearly five million people without power in parts of California, Arizona and Mexico on Thursday.

An ailing power station and poor domestic service delivery is leaving residents of the city in the dark, reports <b>Ray Ndlovu</b>.

SA on Friday welcomed a decision by the World Bank to grant Eskom a $3,75-billion loan to develop a power plant to boost flagging power supply.

SA faces increased risks of power cuts from 2011 to 2013 unless co-generation projects come on line and consumers try to conserve more electricity.

South Africa created a task force to develop an integrated energy strategy that will ensure a consistent electricity supply.

South Africa’s economy will slow in 2008 but a healthy banking sector will stave off a recession even in the face of global financial turmoil.

Africa’s electricity supply problems result from poor governance and not lack of capital, the head of a union of producers and distributors said.

A widespread power failure and subway fire left Washington, DC dark and snarled traffic during the morning rush hour on Friday, officials said.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions said on Wednesday it would call a strike to protest job losses linked to the electricity generation crisis.