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  1. Luis

    Scepticism about gas-to-power plants in South Africa

    Bad news about Eskom's gas plan EE Business Intelligence manager and energy expert Chris Yelland remains sceptical about the economic feasibility of gas-to-power plants in South Africa. A recent analysis also found that an alternative peaking power technology is already substantially cheaper...
  3. Luis

    South African businesses negatively impacted by Eskom's reliance on coal

    South African businesses negatively impacted by Eskom's reliance on coal The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered a new phase on 1 January 2026, moving from a reporting and data-gathering exercise to a system that now imposes a financial liability on imports of...
  4. Luis

    Concerns over declining energy availability and rising breakdowns at Eskom

    Concerns over declining energy availability and rising breakdowns at Eskom Energy sector analyst and EE Business Intelligence managing director Chris Yelland has raised the alarm about Eskom’s rapidly declining energy availability factor (EAF). EAF measures the proportion of Eskom’s...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Outa weighing legal options over solar power registration

    Outa weighing legal options over solar power registration The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has started asking solar power users and installers for information that could aid in potential legal action over solar registration requirements in South Africa. Outa is widely regarded to be...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big questions about Eskom's free solar registration deadline

    Big questions about Eskom's free solar registration deadline Eskom has refused to provide an update on the extension of its free registration period for home and small-business rooftop solar power systems, which is set to end early next week. To improve the registration rate of small-scale...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's solar registration fee exemption deadline closing in

    Eskom's solar registration fee exemption deadline closing in There are fewer than 2 weeks left before Eskom's free registration offer for rooftop solar power systems expires. Eskom and many municipalities require households and businesses with sub-100kW grid-tied and hybrid solar power...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom walks back threats against unregistered solar panel users in South Africa

    Eskom walks back threats against unregistered solar panel users in South Africa Eskom has walked back earlier threats to cut off and fine its direct customers who fail to register their solar power systems. However, it is still demanding compliance. In response, energy analyst Chris Yelland...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    The duo that drove Eskom to drop its expensive solar power registration rule

    The duo that drove Eskom to drop its expensive solar power registration rule Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) CEO Wayne Duvenage and EE Business Intelligence managing director Chris Yelland deserve credit for pushing Eskom to ease its solar power registration rules. Eskom dropped the...
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    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's new solar rules will save households R400 million — Outa

    Eskom's new solar rules will save households R400 million — Outa Energy expert Chris Yelland estimates that Eskom's relaxation of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) rules will save households with rooftop solar a combined R400 million in compliance costs. Effective 1 October 2025, Eskom no...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Free basic electricity problems in South Africa

    Free basic electricity problems in South Africa Government's free basic electricity (FBE) programme has failed to provide financial relief to poor South Africans, according to environmental researcher Dr Neil Overy and EarthLife Africa Johannesburg programs manager Thabo Sibeko. In a recent...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom battling against private power push

    Eskom battling against private power push Eskom appears determined to defend its monopoly and return South Africa to a scenario where the state-owned power utility is the sole electricity supplier. That is the view of EE Business Intelligence head and energy expert Chris Yelland and Efficient...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg vs Eskom prepaid electricity price shocker

    Joburg vs Eskom prepaid electricity price shocker A storm of protest is brewing after City Power put up its prepaid electricity prices to the majority of its poor and indigent customers by six to 12 times the inflation rate, and well above Eskom’s prepaid tariff rates for the poor. City Power...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Just two weeks of load-shedding for the rest of 2024 if Eskom keeps up good performance

    Just two weeks of load-shedding for the rest of 2024 if Eskom keeps up good performance Eskom's power station generating capacity recovery has been significant enough that South Africans might only experience two weeks of load-shedding in 2024, according to the Sunday newspaper Rapport. Amid...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Sudden drop in Eskom breakdowns

    Sudden drop in Eskom breakdowns Eskom's latest performance data showed a dramatic reduction in its unplanned breakdowns, also known as the Unplanned Capability Loss Factor (UCLF). Energy analyst Chris Yelland highlighted that Eskom's UCLF dropped by five percentage points — from 30.56% to...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Real reason for drop in Eskom load-shedding

    Real reason for drop in Eskom load-shedding The extended relief in load-shedding in the past two weeks is not because of the improved performance of Eskom's generating fleet but due to a drop in demand for the power utility's electricity. That is according to EE Business Intelligence founder...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's early Kusile celebration could be short-lived

    Eskom's early Kusile celebration could be short-lived Eskom's celebration of improved performance at its troubled Kusile Power Plant this past week is premature, as the station still needs extensive retrofitting and repairs to offer anywhere near its full capacity, Rapport reports. During...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Independent report on state of Eskom power stations being kept secret

    Independent report on state of Eskom power stations being kept secret An environmental pressure group and energy analysts have raised concerns over the justifications for keeping an independent report into the state of Eskom's coal-fired power stations under wraps, City Press reports...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa experienced stage 8 load-shedding — Mantashe

    South Africa experienced stage 8 load-shedding — Mantashe Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe said South Africa experienced stage 8 load-shedding at the beginning of 2023. Speaking to ENCA, Mantashe said South Africa made great progress at addressing load-shedding and...
  20. Jan

    Eskom's EAF is better, but still worse than last year

    Counting Eskom chickens Energy expert Anton Eberhard has cautioned against counting Eskom’s chickens before they’ve hatched. This comes after electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa talked up Eskom’s improving energy availability factor (EAF).
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big questions raised over areas without load-shedding

    Big questions raised over areas without load-shedding Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse CEO Wayne Duvenage and energy expert Chris Yelland have expressed concerns over how certain areas in South Africa are possibly being exempted from load-shedding without the appropriate regulatory approval...
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