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Eskom acting chief executive, Calib Cassim said Eskom’s request amounts to R445 billion for 2025-26, R495 billion for 2026-27 and R537 billion for 2027-28, translated to electricity price hikes of 36.1% in 2025, 11.8% in 2026 and 9.1% in 2027.
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Durban shack and hostel dwellers disrupt Nersa electricity tariff hearings

Ratepayers and activists sided with the protesters who were excluded from the meeting because of a last-minute switch to a much smaller venue

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Eskom’s diesel costs reduced by more than R10 billion

The power utility has achieve 150 consecutive days of without blackouts

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Ramokgopa: Eskom achieves milestone of 70% energy availability factor

This is the first time that the power utility has achieved an energy availability factor of higher than 70% since 2021

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

Ramokgopa: No link between elections and no load-shedding

The 40 days free of energy outages is a result of maintenance of the electricity system, lower peak-time demand and the return to service of units at Koeberg, Medupi and Kusile…

Energy minister Kgosiento Ramokgopa said the issue would be resolved by the end of the week. Photo: GCIS

Ramokgopa happy with Eskom’s progress on electricity supply, credits maintenance

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Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. (Leon Sadiki/Getty Images)

Ramokgopa: Load-shedding will continue into summer

Winter recedes and the demand of electricity drops, planned maintenance, accompanied by rolling blackouts, will be ramped up

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

Electricity Minister Ramokgopa: Brace for a dark winter

Eskom will be forced to implement higher stages of load-shedding, Ramokgopa says

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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‘Eskom is not being honest about load-shedding’

A CSIR report has put the power utility under scrutiny for under-reporting load-shedding stages and the megawatts cut. And there is concern that blackouts will intensify in winter

Johannesburg Water says it has a two-phase plan to repair 44 leaking reservoirs in the city, about half of its total amount of reservoirs. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

CSIR warns that Eskom’s energy crunch will continue to wreak havoc and could cause water cuts

‘Significant intervention’ is needed or the power crisis will deteriorate further, council says

Wind energy is cost effective and pollution intolerant. One Megawatt of wind energy equates to 2 600 fewer tonnes of carbon emissions, in comparison with coal-fired energy generation. (Photo: Rodger Bosch/AFP)

Court cases ‘will not stop energy plan’

An energy action plan is slowly taking shape, with significant milestones reached recently, including obtaining a licence for Eskom’s new transmission company

Former Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg)

Eskom’s De Ruyter calls for phasing out of coal in favour of renewables

The government should support independent power producers to come online faster

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe. (Ntswe Mokoena)

Want a solution to Eskom? Get rid of Mantashe, say energy experts

The cabinet reshuffle should move the mineral resources and energy minister to another portfolio

Poll position: South Africa shifted to stage four load-shedding on Wednesday after units shut down at Lethabo, Arnot, Medupi, Kusile and Matla power stations.  (Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images)

Eskom: Light will shine on election

Earlier this week, the ailing utility’s chief operating officer assured the public it would try to avoid load-shedding as voters head to the polls on Monday

Local government elections will take place on 1 November. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Eskom will try to avoid blackouts during local government elections

Chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said the ailing state power utility’s staff would be on standby as South Africans cast their votes on 1 November