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After more than 10 months of uninterrupted electricity supply for most of the country, Eskom has issued an alert indicating a high risk of load-shedding this weekend.
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40 days without load-shedding, but rolling outages not over yet

Government’s partnership with business and the increase in solar rooftops, photovoltaic and battery storage has contributed to the decrease in blackouts

Letters to the editor: March 29 to April 4

Eskom fears revenue dip as appetite for solar PV grows

Exorbitant electricity tariffs and longer stages of load-shedding have forced consumers to urgently seek off-grid alternatives

Preparing the workforce for a just energy transition requires a fundamental rethink of how education and training are approached. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images

Renewables bidders out in the cold

Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion

More businesses are now using solar panels for energy. Photo: David Harrison

Eskom: Solar energy does not help during peak load-shedding hours

More businesses are taking on solar projects, what does this mean?

Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramakgopa. (Theana Breugem/Foto24/Gallo Images)

Electricity minister’s new powers are minimal, say analysts

Energy analysts have said section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act made it clear that Ramokgopa has been allocated ‘nothing meaningful’

No sudden moves: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses people protesting against gender-based violence outside parliament. Photo: Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images

‘Tentative’ President Ramaphosa has a council for every crisis but no solutions

Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours

Eskom told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts that it was targeting suppliers mentioned in the Zondo report

Eskom’s head of generation quits amid load-shedding crisis

The state utility’s generation division is central to the country’s energy crisis as its ageing coal fleet has caused South Africans to put up with 15 years of intermittent…

The power tility expects to return units to service over the next few days

Brace for above inflation electricity hike and municipalities’ power grab

The price of electricity could go up by 20.5% in April and an upcoming court bid could see users paying surcharges to municipalities

With two units at Koeberg nuclear power station likely to be out of commission at the same time, Eskom will struggle to keep the lights on, said Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

‘Rule of law’ closes in as Eskom’s applications to postpone compliance with air pollution standards are denied

Eskom warns that the decision, if implemented, will cause immediate power blackouts, as well as push electricity tariffs higher

Power utility has 4 588MW on planned maintenance, while another 16 142MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns

Eskom will push up the price of electricity, even though its sales have been dwindling

The law of demand says that the higher the price of a good is, the less people will demand it. But Eskom, sales of electricity have been dropping, yet the utility wants consumers…

Eskom faces fines of up to R5-million under South Africa’s air quality legislation for supplying blatantly false and misleading information about its toxic pollution at the Kendal coal-fired power station to authorities.
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Eskom could be fined R5-million over pollution at Kendal power station

The power utility is being taken to court by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries in a first-of-its-kind criminal prosecution

Governance problems at Nersa — shades of Eskom?

Once again, public sector governance issues, and battles between the CEO, the board and the responsible minister have rocked South Africa.

Infrastructure development is key

Infrastructure development is key

Increases in demand and production will put pressure on the existing limitations of the supply chain.