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  1. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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).
  12. 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...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom might get its first woman CEO

    Eskom might get its first woman CEO Central Energy Fund (CEF) chairperson and former Eskom executive of customer services — Ayanda Noah — is included on a shortlist of potential candidates to take over as the utility's CEO. That is according to City Press and Rapport's sources within Eskom.
  14. Jan

    Conflict of interest threatens electricity minister's Eskom diesel plan

    Eskom's big diesel problem Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom will raise R30 billion to fund diesel sourced directly from wholesalers. However, this would mean a loss of revenue for PetroSA — a state-owned company reporting to energy minister Gwede Mantashe — and the deal...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Indefinite stage 6 load-shedding after Koeberg unit trips

    Indefinite stage 6 load-shedding after Koeberg unit trips Eskom will continue implementing stage 6 load-shedding until further notice after the only current operational unit at the Koeberg Power Station tripped. The confirmation that Koeberg Unit 2 tripped on Saturday came about four hours...
  16. Jan

    Solar tax breaks a win-win for everyone, even Eskom - Chris Yelland

    South Africa's solar tax breaks won't hurt Eskom — expert Eskom's revenue likely won't suffer due to increased rooftop photovoltaic solar (PV) uptake aided by tax incentives launched for residential and business customers on 1 March 2023. This is according to EE Business Intelligence managing...
  17. Jan

    Eskom's EAF at the start of 2023 is much lower than 2021 and 2022

    Eskom data shows why André de Ruyter warns about big trouble for South Africa New data shared by energy analyst Chris Yelland showed that Eskom’s energy availability factor (EAF) plummeted at the start of 2023, raising serious concerns about winter load-shedding. The energy availability factor...
  18. Jan

    Government forced Eskom to pay for emergency diesel at inflated prices

    Eskom forced to pay exorbitant prices for diesel Eskom has been forced to pay exorbitant prices for diesel it buys in bulk from PetroSA, the financially distressed state-owned entity which is its main diesel supplier, even as the utility battles in vain to stave off worsening stages of load...
    • Jan
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    • ankerlig central energy fund (cef) chris yelland department of mineral resources and energy (dmre) department of public enterprises (dpe) enoch godongwana eskom gourikwa jacky molisane open-cycle gas turbine (ocgt) richard mantu
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  19. Jan

    Questions over why ANC finally wants a national state of disaster for Eskom

    National state of disaster for Eskom could grease the gears of corruption, warns expert Implementing a national state of disaster over Eskom load-shedding could spell bad news for South Africa if it is used to facilitate the wrong decisions, energy expert Chris Yelland warns. In an interview...
  20. Jan

    Mantashe's claim that Eskom's EAF can magically improve is misleading the public

    Energy minister's load-shedding lie Energy expert Chris Yelland said claims that there can be a sudden improvement in Eskom’s energy availability factor to stop load-shedding is misleading the public. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told eNCA South Africa’s energy crisis...
    • Jan
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    • chris yelland council for scientific and industrial research (csir) eskom gwede mantashe intellidex monique le roux peter attard montalto risk mitigation ipp procurement (rmippp)
    • Replies: 85
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  21. Brian_G

    Attempted murder of De Ruyter reported to the South African Police Service

    • Brian_G
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    • andré de ruyter chris yelland ee business intelligence eskom jan oberholzer load-shedding
    • Replies: 260
    • Forum: News and Current Affairs
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